Table 1. Mangrove species in Hong Kong
Acanthus ilicifolius L.
Aegiceras comiculatum (L.) Blance
(Acanthaceae)
(Aegicerataceae)
Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh.
Bruguiera conjugata (L.) Mrr.
Excoecaria agallocha L.
Heritiera littoralis Dryand. ex. W. Ait.
Kandelia cancel (L.) Druce
Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.
(Verbenaceae)
(Rhizophoraceae)
(Euphorbiaceae)
(Sterculiaceae)
(Rhizophoraceae)
(Combretaceae)
Table 2. Salt concentration and salt exclusion/secretion/
deposition in the various mangrove species.
Species
Salt cone Salt excluders Salt elands Salt crystals g/L in leaf
0.08-0.9
Kandelia
Excoecaria 0.8 -3.4
Aegiceras 0.9 - 1.8
X
X
X
X
Bruguera 4 - 11.4
X
X
Avicennia 6.7 - 11
X
Acanthus no data
X
Lumnitzera no data
X
X
XIXP
Heritiera
no data
X
X
X
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Table 1. Mangrove species in Hong Kong
Acanthus ilicifolius L.
Aegiceras comiculatum (L.) Blance
(Acanthaceae)
(Aegicerataceae)
Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh.
Bruguiera conjugata (L.) Mrr.
Excoecaria agallocha L.
Heritiera littoralis Dryand. ex. W. Ait.
Kandelia cancel (L.) Druce
Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.
(Verbenaceae)
(Rhizophoraceae)
(Euphorbiaceae)
(Sterculiaceae)
(Rhizophoraceae)
(Combretaceae)
Table 2. Salt concentration and salt exclusion/secretion/
deposition in the various mangrove species.
Species
Salt cone Salt excluders Salt elands Salt crystals g/L in leaf
0.08-0.9
Kandelia
Excoecaria 0.8 -3.4
Aegiceras 0.9 - 1.8
X
X
X
X
Bruguera 4 - 11.4
X
X
Avicennia 6.7 - 11
X
Acanthus no data
X
Lumnitzera no data
X
X
XIXP
Heritiera
no data
X
X
X
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