Argusia argentea
Argusia argentea is a medium sized shrub that grows along tropical coastlines. It typically reaches heights of around six meters, with the canopy spreading to around nine meters in diameter. A particularly conspicuous feature of this species is its light green, silky, haired leaves, which have a silvery-grey sheen. The leaves are rather fleshy, oval in shape and are arranged alternately, but spira ...
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For The Birds The Islets And The Weather
The combined stench of rotting fish and guano was incredible.
Soaked and shivering, we shelter beneath a dripping grove of Argusia trees on Tubbataha's South Islet, counting birds. Chilly raindrops are the least of our concerns-more exotic stuff was falling from above.
"Nine Black Noddies in five tree nests," observes my partner, TMO Ranger Segundo "Seconds" Conales. I strain to hear above the cacophony of over 20,000 seabirds flitting in and out of foliage, forming a dense cloud above the island.
Conales spends up to six months a year in Tubbataha. "The most exciting part is when we ...