Table 2

Flowering period	Species
20^th March to 15^th April	Aegiceras corniculatum, Acanthus ilicifolius
31^st March to 15^th April	Phoenix paludosa
5^th April to 20^th April	Ceriops decandra
1^st May to 20^th May	Avicennia spp.
20^th May to 5^th June	Excoecaria agallocha
15^th April to 5^th May	Sonneratia apetala

Source: Chaudhuri & Choudhury [16].

Table 2: Peak periods of flowering for different mangrove species of Indian Sundarbans.