Flowering period      Species
20th March to 15th April Aegiceras corniculatum, Acanthus ilicifolius
31st March to 15th April Phoenix paludosa
5th April to 20th April Ceriops decandra
1st May to 20th May Avicennia spp.
20th May to 5th June Excoecaria agallocha
15th April to 5th May Sonneratia apetala
Source: Chaudhuri & Choudhury [16].
Table 2: Peak periods of flowering for different mangrove species of Indian Sundarbans.