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Table 4.9 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 Thakuran Char
(21°49′43.17′′N,
88°33′21.57′′E)
Scientific name
N
P
Acanthus ilicifolius
13.4 2.5
Acanthus volubilis
14.8 2.7
Aegiceras corniculatum 12.9 2.5
Aegialites rotundifolia
10.4 2.2
Amoora cucullata
7.8 2.0
Avicennia alba
14.2 2.6
Avicennia marina
15.0 2.7
Avicennia officinalis
16.3 2.7
Brownlowia tersa
14.7 2.7
Bruguiera cylindrica
6.4 1.8
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
4.7 1.7
Bruguiera hexangula
5.9 1.8
Bruguiera parviflora
6.2 1.8
Ceriops decandra
13.5 2.5
Ceriops tagal
14.9 2.7
Cynometra ramiflora
13.9 2.6
Derris trifoliata
10.0 2.2
Derris umbellatum
8.0 2.0
Excoecaria agallocha
8.8 2.1
Excoecaria bicolor
10.8 2.3
Heritiera fomes
7.3 1.9
Hibiscus tortuosus
15.2 2.7
Kandelia candel
15.9 2.7
Lumnitzera racemosa
15.5 2.7
Nypa fruticans
6.8 1.9
Phoenix paludosa
15.3 2.7
Rhizophora apiculata
12.7 2.5
Rhizophora mucronata
14.4 2.6
Sonneratia apetala
5.9 1.8
Sonneratia caseolaris
6.3 1.8
Tamarix dioica
15.4 2.7
Tamarix gallica
13.0 2.5
Xylocarpus granatum
11.0 2.3
Xylocarpus mekongensis 12.9 2.5
4 Mangroves: A Nutrient Retention Box