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Mangroves of Marovo

Marovo Mangroves / Petupetuani pa Marovo

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Local language of the Marovo people
Mangrove zone called PETUPETUANI.
Mangrove edible fruit called PETU BATU
Mangrove with big leaf called PETU HOBI
Mangrove with plank buttresses called PETU MANEMANEKE (women)
Mangrove with tall stilt roots called PETU TINONI (man)
Tree of swamps and muddy ocean called VAVA (not necessarily mangrove!)

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  • General information Solomons mangroves
  • Influencing factors
  • Detailed flower, fruit, leaf, roots and tree photos of each species

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