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Socotra, Indian Ocean
“Of the island’s more than 800 species of flora, one-third of them are unique to Socotra—like the umbrella-shaped Dragon’s Blood tree, Dracena cinnibaris, and the bulbous Cucumber tree, Dendrosicyos. In 2008, Socotra was recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as a world natural heritage site because of the diversity of its plant and animal species.”
Island’s Endangered Trees Seem From Another World : TreeHugger

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Socotra, Indian Ocean

“Of the island’s more than 800 species of flora, one-third of them are unique to Socotra—like the umbrella-shaped Dragon’s Blood tree, Dracena cinnibaris, and the bulbous Cucumber tree, Dendrosicyos. In 2008, Socotra was recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as a world natural heritage site because of the diversity of its plant and animal species.”

Island’s Endangered Trees Seem From Another World : TreeHugger

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