{"product_id":"dendrosicyos-socotranus","title":"Dendrosicyos socotranus","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eScientific Name: \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"17\"\u003eDendrosicyos socotranus\u003c\/i\u003e Balf.f. (often cited as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"65\"\u003eDendrosicyos socotrana\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attachment-container search-images\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates\u003c\/b\u003e: Latitude 12°19' N to 12°42' N, Longitude 53°18' E to 54°32' E (Endemic to Socotra Island, Yemen; Type Locality: Schweinfurth 243).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Classification\u003c\/b\u003e: Hot Desert Climate (BWh under the Köppen-Geiger system).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics\u003c\/b\u003e: Found at elevations from sea level up to 500 meters. It typically grows on dry limestone plains, rocky hillsides, and coastal plains, often associated with \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"181\"\u003eCroton socotranus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"203\"\u003eAdenium obesum\u003c\/i\u003e subsp. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"225\"\u003esocotranum\u003c\/i\u003e. The substrate is highly alkaline, well-drained, limestone-derived gritty soil. Precipitation is low and highly erratic, heavily influenced by seasonal monsoons (averaging 150 to 250 mm annually).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5,0,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,1,0,0\"\u003eIt is the only known species in the family Cucurbitaceae that grows in a true arborescent (tree) form, characterized by a massively swollen, pachycaul, bottle-shaped trunk filled with moist, fibrous parenchyma tissue instead of solid wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,1,1,0\"\u003eLacks the climbing tendrils typical of almost all other cucurbits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,1,2,0\"\u003eLeaves are simple, petiolate, ovate-cordate, deeply and pedately 4-6-lobed, with a serrate margin and covered with fine, rigid, prickly bristles. They emit an unpleasant odor when crushed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,1,3,0\"\u003eFlowers are monoecious, yellow, around 2.5 to 3 cm in diameter, produced in axillary clusters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,1,4,0\"\u003eFruit is a cylindrical, smooth to slightly glandular-setose berry (about 3 to 4 cm long) that matures to bright orange-red, containing compressed, 6 mm long seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Habit\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDormancy\u003c\/b\u003e: Drought-deciduous. Drops its leaves during extremely hot, dry seasons and enters a semi-dormant state in late autumn\/winter under cultivation if temperatures drop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Rate\u003c\/b\u003e: Extremely slow under natural arid conditions, though moderately fast in warm, wet greenhouse cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFinal Size\u003c\/b\u003e: Can reach 3 to 6 meters in height, with a trunk diameter of up to 1 meter at the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7,0,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,1,0,0\"\u003eThe genus name \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003eDendrosicyos\u003c\/i\u003e is derived from the Ancient Greek words \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"68\"\u003edendron\u003c\/i\u003e (δένδρον), meaning \"tree,\" and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"107\"\u003esikyos\u003c\/i\u003e (σίκυος), meaning \"cucumber\" — literally translating to \"cucumber tree.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,1,1,0\"\u003eThe specific epithet \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7,0,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"21\"\u003esocotranus\u003c\/i\u003e refers directly to its native island of Socotra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/b\u003e: The species was first scientifically collected and described by the Scottish botanist Isaac Bayley Balfour in 1882 during his historic expedition to the Socotra Archipelago. For decades, it has fascinated botanists as an evolutionary anomaly — a giant succulent tree emerging from a family otherwise dominated by soft-stemmed, climbing herbaceous vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W2.5-3cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":47845415223549,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_5183.jpg?v=1784126725","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/dendrosicyos-socotranus","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}