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Table 4.6 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 Lothian
(21°38′21.20′′N,
88°20′29.32′′E)
Scientific name
N
P
Acanthus ilicifolius
12.9 1.6
Acanthus volubilis
10.7 1.0
Aegiceras corniculatum
7.8 0.7
Aegialites rotundifolia
4.1 0.4
Amoora cucullata
6.9 0.6
Avicennia alba
10.3 1.0
Avicennia marina
11.7 1.1
Avicennia officinalis
11.1 1.1
Brownlowia tersa
14.5 1.2
Bruguiera cylindrica
4.2 0.4
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
3.9 0.3
Bruguiera hexangula
3.7 0.3
Bruguiera parviflora
4.8 0.5
Ceriops decandra
12.4 1.2
Ceriops tagal
13.2 1.2
Cynometra ramiflora
10.2 1.0
Derris trifoliata
7.3 0.7
Derris umbellatum
6.5 0.6
Excoecaria agallocha
8.8 0.8
Excoecaria bicolor
9.9 0.9
Heritiera fomes
6.1 0.6
Hibiscus tortuosus
11.7 1.1
Kandelia candel
11.4 1.1
Lumnitzera racemosa
10.3 1.0
Nypa fruticans
5.1 0.5
Phoenix paludosa
13.1 1.2
Rhizophora apiculata
11.3 1.1
Rhizophora mucronata
11.9 1.1
Sonneratia apetala
3.1 0.3
Sonneratia caseolaris
2.9 0.2
Tamarix dioica
14.2 1.2
Tamarix gallica
13.6 1.2
Xylocarpus granatum
9.2 0.9
Xylocarpus mekongensis 10.1 1.0
4 Mangroves: A Nutrient Retention Box