Dragon's Blood Tree


This photograph was taken by a 1956 Oxford University expedition to Socotra. It shows an example of a Dragon's Blood tree which provided resin for export. The picture below shows an example of Hibiscus Scotti which provided rare colour in a barren landscape.


Socotra


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