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Site Description |
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Pulau Kimaam (known variously as P. Dolok, P. Yos Sudarso and Frederik-Hendrik Island) is a large island of about 1,146,000 ha located in southeast Irian Jaya (7 47' - 8 20' S -- and -- 137 33' - 138 53' E).
It is separated from the mainland by the Princess Marianne Strait which may represent the lower extension of the Digul River in former times. See Status remarks for remarks on the reserve boundaries.
Principal vegetation: 8 principal vegetation types heve been defined (Bishop 1984).
- Mangrove forest: Avicennia, Sonneratia, Rhizophora.
- Swamp forest: Avicennia, Sonneratia, Rhizophora.
- Other swamp forests: Ficus sp., Syzygium, Terminalia, Melaleuca, Acacia, Erythronia, Callophyllum, Barringtonia inocarpus, Camnosperma, Dracontomelon, Mangifera and Planchonia papuana.
- Many clumps of bamboo.
- Seasonal Swampy grasslands Phragmites karka.
- Melaleuca savannah.
- Lush vegetation (Nymphaea) with permanent open water swamps. |
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Site Location |
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Suaka Margasatwa Pulau Kimaam ca be access by boat or plane. Merpati airlines has Twin Otter service from Merauke once every two weeks. Boats can be hired in Merauke for the trip which could take anywhere from 8 to 24 hours depending on the boat and sea conditions. Cargo ships use the Princess Marianne Strait on their journey to and from Merauke. The sea can be very rough during August in the south. In the dry season it is possible to travel by land to Okaba and even sometimes to Kumbis, where a canoe can be hired. |
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Special Memmo |
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The Kimaam Island Conservation areas together form the third largest conservation area in Irian Jaya, and the largest wetland reserve in Indonesia. |
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List of Birds (87 species) |
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| Species |
Red Data Book |
Cites |
| Anas gibberifrons |
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| Anas superciliosa |
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| Anhinga novaehollandiae |
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| Anous minutus |
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| Anous stolidus |
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| Anseranas semipalmata |
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| Ardea picata |
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| Ardea sumatrana |
Lower Risk |
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| Ardeola striata |
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| Arenaria interpres |
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| Butorides striatus |
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| Calidris alba |
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| Calidris ferruginea |
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| Calidris ruficollis |
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| Calidris subminuta |
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| Calidris tenuirostris |
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| Ceyx azurea |
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| Ceyx lepidus |
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| Ceyx pusilla |
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| Charadrius leschenaultii |
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| Charadrius mongolus |
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| Chlidonias hybridus |
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| Dacelo gaudichaud |
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| Dacelo leachii |
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| Dendrocygna arcuata |
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| Dendrocygna guttata |
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| Egretta alba |
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| Egretta garzetta |
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| Egretta intermedia |
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| Egretta novaehollandiae |
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| Egretta sacra |
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| Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus |
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| Esacus magnirostris |
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| Gelochelidon nilotica |
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| Grus rubicunda |
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App II |
| Haematopus longirostris |
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| Halcyon chloris |
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| Halcyon macleayii |
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| Halcyon nigrocyanea |
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| Halcyon sancta |
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| Halcyon torotoro |
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| Haliaeetus leucogaster |
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App II |
| Haliastur indus |
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App II |
| Haliastur sphenurus |
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App II |
| Himantopus himantopus |
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| Irediparra gallinacea |
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| Ixobrychus sinensis |
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| Limicola falcinellus |
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| Limosa lapponica |
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| Limosa limosa |
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| Megacrex inepta |
Deficient Data |
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| Megapodius freycinet |
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| Melidora macrorrhina |
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| Nettapus pulchellus |
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| Numenius madagascariensis |
Lower Risk |
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| Numenius minutus |
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| Numenius phaeopus |
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| Nycticorax caledonicus |
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| Pandion haliaetus |
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App II |
| Pelecanus conspicillatus |
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| Phalacrocorax carbo |
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| Phalacrocorax melanoleucos |
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| Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
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| Platalea regia |
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| Plegadis falcinellus |
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| Pluvialis fulva |
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| Pluvialis squatarola |
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| Podiceps novaehollandiae |
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| Podiceps ruficollis |
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| Rallina tricolor |
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| Rallus philippensis |
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| Sterna albifrons |
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| Sterna bengalensis |
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| Sterna bergii |
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| Sterna dougallii |
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| Sterna sumatrana |
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| Stiltia isabella |
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| Sula sula |
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| Tadorna radjah |
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| Threskiornis aethiopicus |
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| Tringa glareola |
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| Tringa hypoleucos |
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| Tringa nebularia |
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| Tringa stagnatilis |
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| Vanellus miles |
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| Xenus cinereus |
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| Zonerodius heliosylus |
Lower Risk |
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List of Mammals (74 species) |
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| Species |
Red Data Book |
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| Antechinus melanurus |
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| Cervus timorensis |
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| Chaerephon jobensis |
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| Dactylopsila palpator |
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| Dactylopsila trivirgata |
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| Dasyurus albopunctatus |
Vulnerable |
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| Dasyurus spartacus |
Vulnerable |
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| Distoechurus pennatus |
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| Dobsonia moluccense |
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| Dorcopsis veterum |
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| Echymipera kalubu |
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| Echymipera rufescens |
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| Emballonura beccarii |
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| Emballonura furax |
Vulnerable |
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| Emballonura nigrescens |
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| Emballonura raffrayana |
Lower Risk |
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| Hipposideros ater |
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| Hipposideros calcaratus |
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| Hipposideros diadema |
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| Hydromys chrysogaster |
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| Isoodon macrourus |
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| Leptomys elegans |
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| Lorentzimys nouhuysi |
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| Macroglossus minimus |
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| Macropus agilis |
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| Melomys leucogaster |
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| Melomys levipes |
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| Melomys lorentzi |
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| Melomys lutillus |
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| Melomys moncktoni |
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| Melomys platyops |
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| Melomys rufescens |
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| Miniopterus australis |
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| Miniopterus tristis |
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| Mormopterus beccarii |
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| Murexia longicaudata |
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| Mus musculus |
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| Myoictis melas |
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| Myotis adversus |
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| Nyctimene aello |
Rare |
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| Nyctimene albiventer |
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| Nyctimene cephalotes |
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| Nyctimene cyclotis |
Lower Risk |
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| Nyctimene draconilla |
Vulnerable |
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| Parahydromys asper |
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| Petaurus breviceps |
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| Phalanger orientalis |
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| Philetor brachypterus |
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| Pipistrellus tenuis |
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| Planigale novaeguinea |
Vulnerable |
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| Pogonomelomys bruijni |
Critically Endengered |
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| Pogonomys loriae |
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| Pogonomys macrourus |
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| Pogonomys sylvestris |
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| Pteropus alecto |
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App II |
| Pteropus conspicillatus |
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| Pteropus macrotis |
Inderteminante |
App II |
| Pteropus neohibernicus |
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| Pteropus scapulatus |
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| Rattus argentiventer |
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| Rattus leucopus |
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| Rattus rattus |
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| Rattus sordidus |
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| Rhinolophus euryotis |
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| Rousettus amplexicaudatus |
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| Sminthopsis virginiae |
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| Spilocuscus maculatus |
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| Strigocuscus gymnotis |
Deficient Data |
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| Sus scrofa |
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| Syconycteris australis |
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| Tachyglossus aculeatus |
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| Taphozous saccolaimus |
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| Thylogale brunii |
Vulnerable |
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| Uromys caudimaculatus |
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List of Fish (0 species) |
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List of Crustaceans (0 species) |
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List of Mollusks (0 species) |
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List of Amphibians (0 species) |
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List of Reptiles (2 species) |
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| Species |
Red Data Book |
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| Crocodylus novaeguineae |
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| Crocodylus porosus |
Vulnerable |
App II |
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List of Vegetations (13 species) |
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| Species |
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| Avicennia sp. |
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| Barringtonia sp. |
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| Calophyllum sp. |
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| Campnosperma sp. |
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| Dracontomelon sp. |
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| Ficus sp. |
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| Mangifera sp. |
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| Melaleuca cajuputi |
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| Melaleuca leucadendron |
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| Rhizophora sp. |
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| Sonneratia sp. |
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| Syzygium sp. |
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| Terminalia sp. |
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