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Table 4.4 Concentrations of
nitrogen (N) and phosphorus
(P) (in mg g
−1 dry mass basis)
in senesced leaves of true
mangrove floral species
inhabiting the intertidal
mudflat of Saptamukhi
(21°36′02.49′′N,
88°23′47.18′′E)
Scientific name
N
P
Acanthus ilicifolius
12.1 1.2
Acanthus volubilis
10.9 1.0
Aegiceras corniculatum
8.9 0.8
Aegialites rotundifolia
5.9 0.5
Amoora cucullata
7.1 0.7
Avicennia alba
11.2 1.1
Avicennia marina
11.9 1.1
Avicennia officinalis
12.8 1.2
Brownlowia tersa
12.9 1.2
Bruguiera cylindrica
3.9 0.2
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
3.8 0.2
Bruguiera hexangula
3.2 0.3
Bruguiera parviflora
4.1 0.3
Ceriops decandra
10.6 1.0
Ceriops tagal
14.5 1.2
Cynometra ramiflora
11.5 1.1
Derris trifoliata
7.9 0.7
Derris umbellatum
8.4 0.8
Excoecaria agallocha
7.2 0.7
Excoecaria bicolor
9.1 0.9
Heritiera fomes
5.1 0.5
Hibiscus tortuosus
10.1 1.0
Kandelia candel
10.9 1.0
Lumnitzera racemosa
9.2 0.9
Nypa fruticans
4.3 0.4
Phoenix paludosa
12.5 1.2
Rhizophora apiculata
12.3 1.2
Rhizophora mucronata
12.8 1.2
Sonneratia apetala
2.5 0.2
Sonneratia caseolaris
2.3 0.2
Tamarix dioica
14.2 1.2
Tamarix gallica
12.7 1.2
Xylocarpus granatum
9.9 0.9
Xylocarpus mekongensis 9.4 0.9
4 Mangroves: A Nutrient Retention Box