118 mature Gapas-gapas mangrove trees found in Ivisan

An initial count of 118 mature endangered Gapas-gapas (Camptostemon philippinensis) mangrove trees was found at Brgy. Agustin Navara, Ivisan, Capiz, after student researchers run a geospatial mapping of the mangrove species in the area. Gapas-gapas or kapas-kapas is an archaic Hiligaynon word for cotton. The endangered Gapas-gapas mangrove is called as such because its seeds are covered in soft,…