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Table 4.8 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 Prentice Island
(21°42′40.97′′N,
88°17′10.04′′E)
Scientific name
N
P
Acanthus ilicifolius
12.8 1.5
Acanthus volubilis
10.7 1.0
Aegiceras corniculatum
9.2 0.9
Aegialites rotundifolia
6.1 0.6
Amoora cucullata
4.9 0.4
Avicennia alba
10.3 1.0
Avicennia marina
11.4 1.1
Avicennia officinalis
12.5 1.2
Brownlowia tersa
14.5 1.2
Bruguiera cylindrica
4.2 1.4
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
3.8 0.3
Bruguiera hexangula
3.7 0.5
Bruguiera parviflora
4.3 0.4
Ceriops decandra
12.6 1.2
Ceriops tagal
13.7 1.2
Cynometra ramiflora
12.7 1.2
Derris trifoliata
6.9 0.6
Derris umbellatum
4.8 0.4
Excoecaria agallocha
6.6 0.6
Excoecaria bicolor
7.5 0.7
Heritiera fomes
5.3 0.5
Hibiscus tortuosus
11.5 1.1
Kandelia candel
12.8 1.2
Lumnitzera racemosa
12.4 1.2
Nypa fruticans
3.7 0.3
Phoenix paludosa
11.2 1.1
Rhizophora apiculata
9.4 0.9
Rhizophora mucronata
11.2 1.1
Sonneratia apetala
2.7 0.2
Sonneratia caseolaris
4.2 0.4
Tamarix dioica
11.7 1.1
Tamarix gallica
11.1 1.1
Xylocarpus granatum
9.7 0.9
Xylocarpus mekongensis 9.3 0.9
4 Mangroves: A Nutrient Retention Box