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Table 4.7 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 Sagar Island
(21°38′51.55′′N,
88°02′20.97′′E)
Scientific name
N
P
Acanthus ilicifolius
10.6 0.1
Acanthus volubilis
10.1 0.5
Aegiceras corniculatum
8.2 0.8
Aegialites rotundifolia
5.3 0.5
Amoora cucullata
5.1 0.5
Avicennia alba
11.5 1.1
Avicennia marina
12.3 1.2
Avicennia officinalis
10.2 1.0
Brownlowia tersa
13.9 1.2
Bruguiera cylindrica
1.9 0.1
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
1.7 0.2
Bruguiera hexangula
1.6 0.1
Bruguiera parviflora
1.5 0.2
Ceriops decandra
13.2 1.2
Ceriops tagal
12.8 1.2
Cynometra ramiflora
11.4 1.1
Derris trifoliata
7.8 0.7
Derris umbellatum
5.2 0.5
Excoecaria agallocha
7.2 0.7
Excoecaria bicolor
8.1 0.8
Heritiera fomes
5.5 0.5
Hibiscus tortuosus
10.8 1.0
Kandelia candel
12.2 1.2
Lumnitzera racemosa
11.4 1.1
Nypa fruticans
4.4 0.4
Phoenix paludosa
12.1 1.2
Rhizophora apiculata
10.7 1.0
Rhizophora mucronata
12.4 1.2
Sonneratia apetala
2.1 0.2
Sonneratia caseolaris
3.6 0.3
Tamarix dioica
13.2 1.2
Tamarix gallica
12.7 1.2
Xylocarpus granatum
10.2 1.0
Xylocarpus mekongensis 10.9 1.0
4 Mangroves: A Nutrient Retention Box