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Table 4.11 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
Chulkathi (21°41′53.62′′N,
88°34′10.31′′E)
Scientific name
N
P
Acanthus ilicifolius
14.3 3.0
Acanthus volubilis
13.1 2.9
Aegiceras corniculatum 12.8 2.8
Aegialites rotundifolia
10.2 2.6
Amoora cucullata
8.2 2.4
Avicennia alba
17.4 3.1
Avicennia marina
11.3 2.7
Avicennia officinalis
16.3 3.1
Brownlowia tersa
12.6 2.8
Bruguiera cylindrica
8.2 2.4
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
5.2 2.1
Bruguiera hexangula
5.8 2.1
Bruguiera parviflora
6.6 2.2
Ceriops decandra
16.7 3.1
Ceriops tagal
15
3.1
Cynometra ramiflora
16.2 3.1
Derris trifoliata
10.2 2.6
Derris umbellatum
8.3 2.4
Excoecaria agallocha
9.3 2.5
Excoecaria bicolor
11.4 2.7
Heritiera fomes
7.2 2.3
Hibiscus tortuosus
14.3 3
Kandelia candel
15.5 3.1
Lumnitzera racemosa
14.6 3.0
Nypa fruticans
7.5 2.3
Phoenix paludosa
13.1 2.9
Rhizophora apiculata
13.2 2.9
Rhizophora mucronata
17.4 3.1
Sonneratia apetala
6.1 2.2
Sonneratia caseolaris
6.8 2.2
Tamarix dioica
12.6 2.8
Tamarix gallica
12.2 2.8
Xylocarpus granatum
13.4 2.9
Xylocarpus mekongensis 13.6 2.9
4 Mangroves: A Nutrient Retention Box