Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Socotra Archipelago' has mentioned 'Endemic' in the following places:
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[3] The island is very isolated, home to a high number of endemic species; up to a third of its plant life is endemic. | WIKI |
Endemic tree species Dracaena cinnabari | WIKI |
An 1890s photograph of endemic tree species Dendrosicyos socotranus, the cucumber tree, by Henry Ogg Forbes | WIKI |
The long geological isolation of the Socotra archipelago and its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora. | WIKI |
Botanical field surveys led by the Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, indicate that 307 out of the 825 (37%) plant species on Socotra are endemic, i.e., they are found nowhere else on Earth. | WIKI |
[52] Also important in ancient times were Socotra's various endemic aloes, used medicinally, and for cosmetics. | WIKI |
Other endemic plants include the giant succulent tree Dorstenia gigas; the cucumber tree, Dendrosicyos socotranus; the rare Socotran pomegranate (Punica protopunica), Aloe perryi, and Boswellia socotrana. | WIKI |
[51] With only one endemic mammal, six endemic bird species and no amphibians, reptiles constitute the most relevant Socotran vertebrate fauna with 31 species. | WIKI |
If one excludes the two recently introduced species, Hemidactylus robustus and Hemidactylus flaviviridis, all native species are endemic. | WIKI |
There are many endemic invertebrates, including several spiders (such as the Socotra Island Blue Baboon tarantula Monocentropus balfouri) and three species of freshwater crabs in the Potamidae (Socotra pseudocardisoma and two species in Socotrapotamon). | WIKI |
Until a few centuries ago, there were rivers and wetlands on the island, greater stocks of the endemic trees, and abundant pasture. | WIKI |
Socotra is particularly important for its diversity of plants and has 825 plant species of which 307 (37%) are endemic. | UNESCO |