RT @NaufragoToni
#𝑬𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒎 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆 Balf.f. ex Regel, Gartenflora 32: 34 (1883)
Socotra, SW. Oman (extinct?). Annual herb, desert-dry shrubland biome (rocky and saxicolous).
Socotra, near Masqibuh. Yemen.
Original photo by 𝑱𝒂𝒏 2009
Common english name: 'Socotra violet'
#Gentianaceae

RT @jason_nge
Exacum sp. (possibly E. tenue), a mycoheterotrophic flowering plant species that belongs to the Gentian (#Gentianaceae) family. This plant was found growing on limestone near Kuching, Sarawak Borneo.
#Exacum #ExacumTenue #Mycoheterotrophic #Mycoheterotroph #Borneo