Occurrence dataset for plant species in Banabitan Biodiversity Park(Central Park), North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India

Swapna Biswas; Sarika Baidya; Chaitali Roy; Arjan Basu Roy; Vijay Barve

doi:10.15468/ufky2k

Occurrence dataset for plant species in Banabitan Biodiversity Park(Central Park), North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India

Citation

Biswas S, Baidya S, Roy C, Basu Roy A, Barve V (2023). Occurrence dataset for plant species in Banabitan Biodiversity Park(Central Park), North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. Version 1.5. Nature Mates-Nature Club. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ufky2k accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-10-31.

Description

The Occurrence dataset for plant species in Banabitan Biodiversity Park(Central Park), North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India is published by Nature Mates Nature Club. Banabitan is an urbanized park located in the centre of Salt Lake City, is the second largest park in Kolkata. It is maintained under the Urban Recreation Forestry Division, Directorate of Forest, Government of West Bengal. Presently it encompasses a total area of around 65 acres , of which 46acers are land mass and the remaining 19 acres are a water body located in the centre of the park. Urban ecosystems depend on land usage and other multiple factors. With the increase in urbanization parks, gardens inside the city play a very important role in maintain natural vegetation and sustaining its biodiversity. Large areas covered with trees are a good habitat for avian diversity. For this reason Banabitan (Central Park) which is surrounded by large trees and diverse species of herbs and shrubs along with a water body situated at the centre of the park which is partially covered with Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). This dataset enlists all the plant species in Banabitan. There are 390 plant species that were recorded belonging to 42 orders and 95 families in the span of one year. We are thankful to the forest department for giving us the opportunity to work at Banabitan since long. The respected CF, and DFO sirs of Urban Recreation Forestry Division are specially mentioned here for their unconditional support and guidance.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The study was carried out in Banabitan (Central Park), North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India

Sampling

The data was collected by field survey from the trails in the park. With the help of collected sample like leaf, seeds, flower, etc and pictorial documentation, the plants of the study area were identified to their taxonomic positions.

Method steps

Direct observation, Field notes, Photography

Taxonomic Coverages

This dataset enlists all the plant species in Banabitan. There are 390 plant species that were recorded belonging to 42 orders and 95 families in the span of one year.

Plantae
rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

The Occurrence dataset for plant species in Banabitan Biodiversity Park(Central Park), North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India

Bibliographic Citations

Basu Roy A, Chatterjee L, Roy C, Basu Roy R, Samanta T, Sengupta N, Barve V (2023). Avifaunal diversity study of Banabitan, Bidhanagar, 2018. Nature Mates-Nature Club. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/4mh59b accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-07-09. -
"SEASONAL STUDY OF AVIAN BIODIVERSITY AT BANABITAN (CENTRAL PARK), KOLKATA, INDIA", IJRAR - International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), E-ISSN 2348-1269, P- ISSN 2349-5138, Volume.9, Issue 3, Page No pp.747-756, September 2022, Available at : http://www.ijrar.org/IJRAR22C2823.pdf -

Contacts

Swapna Biswas
originator
position: Section In charge, Flora
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: biswas.swaapna@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/

Sarika Baidya
originator
position: Senior Research Fellow
Nature Mate-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: bukun.nm@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4345-8049

Chaitali Roy
originator
position: Research Affiliate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/

Arjan Basu Roy
originator
position: Secretary
Nature Mate-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 98743 57414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562

Vijay Barve
originator
position: Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: vijay.barve@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567

Arjan Basu Roy
metadata author
position: Secretary
Nature Mate-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 98743 57414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562

Vijay Barve
metadata author
position: Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: vijay.barve@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567

Nivedita Sengupta
user
email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com

Arjan Basu Roy
administrative point of contact
position: Secretary
Nature Mate-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 98743 57414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562