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Table 4.10 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
Dhulibasani (21°47′06.62′′N,
88°33′48.20′′E)
Scientific name
N
P
Acanthus ilicifolius
15.5 2.9
Acanthus volubilis
13.9 2.8
Aegiceras corniculatum 12.0 2.6
Aegialites rotundifolia
11.3 2.5
Amoora cucullata
9.0 2.3
Avicennia alba
16.4 2.9
Avicennia marina
12.5 2.6
Avicennia officinalis
14.0 2.8
Brownlowia tersa
13.1 2.7
Bruguiera cylindrica
7.5 2.1
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
4.7 1.8
Bruguiera hexangula
5.3 1.9
Bruguiera parviflora
4.9 1.9
Ceriops decandra
15.4 2.9
Ceriops tagal
13.3 2.7
Cynometra ramiflora
15.6 2.9
Derris trifoliata
11.7 2.5
Derris umbellatum
9.5 2.3
Excoecaria agallocha
10.1 2.4
Excoecaria bicolor
12.1 2.6
Heritiera fomes
8.0 2.2
Hibiscus tortuosus
13.1 2.7
Kandelia candel
14.7 2.8
Lumnitzera racemosa
13.2 2.7
Nypa fruticans
5.9 2
Phoenix paludosa
16.0 2.9
Rhizophora apiculata
14.6 2.8
Rhizophora mucronata
16.3 2.9
Sonneratia apetala
7.3 2.1
Sonneratia caseolaris
5.5 1.9
Tamarix dioica
13.3 2.7
Tamarix gallica
14.3 2.8
Xylocarpus granatum
12.2 2.6
Xylocarpus mekongensis 14.0 2.8
4 Mangroves: A Nutrient Retention Box