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

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.