A Checklist of Trees & Shrubs in the campus of Gurudas College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Ripan Chandra Das; Goutam Kumar Pahari; Mitu De

doi:10.31632/ijalsr.20.v03i02.006

Ripan Chandra Das Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Gurudas College, Kolkata-54, West Bengal, India.
Goutam Kumar Pahari Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Gurudas College, Kolkata-54, West Bengal, India.
Mitu De Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Gurudas College,Kolkata, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0757-2381

DOI https://doi.org/10.31632/ijalsr.20.v03i02.006

Abstract

Green spaces within cities provide rich learning laboratories for students to learn about the composition of flora in their surroundings. Open green spaces within the campus of educational institutions provide an excellent opportunity to know more about the vegetation diversity. A student project was initiated by the Department of Botany, Gurudas College, Kolkata-54, India to quantify the woody trees and shrubs in the college campus. The objective of the student project was to quantify the woody trees and shrubs within the college campus by preparing a checklist. In this present investigation 63 trees and woody shrubs distributed over 30 families in the campus were found.

Keywords: Checklist, trees and shrubs, urban green space, student project

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