YEMEN | Socotra Island

A Socotran Fig Tree (Dorstenia gigas) grows out of limestone on the island of Socotra, Yemen on Friday, 20 May 2005. The bizare looking plants hold water in their swollen trunks.<br />

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A Socotran Fig Tree (Dorstenia gigas) grows out of limestone on the island of Socotra, Yemen on Friday, 20 May 2005. The bizare looking plants hold water in their swollen trunks.


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