A CENSUS OF THE TREE SPECIES IN THE GOLAPBAG CAMPUS OF BURDWAN UNIVERSITY, WEST BENGAL (INDIA) WITH THEIR IUCN RED LIST STATUS AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL OF SOME SELECTED SPECIES
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Scientific Research - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
The present census brings out an inventory of tree species in the Golapbag campus of The University of Burdwan, Burdwan in the West Bengal State of India. As many as 91 species belonging to 82 genera of 39 families, of which of which 85 species of 76 genera representing 38 families are dicotyledonous and 6 species of one family( Arecaceae) are monocotyledonous, could be included in the checklist thus prepared. Many of these species are botanically interesting, attractive and potentially sources of various phytoresources and aesthetic pleasure. The IUCN Red List status of each of these species was determined. Six of the dominating species were worked to reveal their carbon sequestration potential with an objective to find their utilitarian value in landscape designing for aesthetic rejuvenation and environmental optimization. It was found that Ficus benghalensis is the best of the lot in Carbon sequestration being successively followed by Mimusops elengi, Roystonia regia, Senna siamea, Dalbergia lanceolaria and Cassia fistula. Thus, it can be concluded that the trees composing the campus flora needs to be protected and some of them can well be chosen for further evaluation of their environment credentials in green-belt development especially polluted urban localities
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SHARMISTHA GANGULY
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