KOLKATA: A biodiversity register prepared by the 144 Kolkata Municipality Corporation wards has identified 138 species of trees, 26 species of Chinese vegetables, 33 medicinal plants and around 100 other plant species in the city.The People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR), the first of its kind among Indian metros, has also documented 280 kinds of fauna, including 70 varieties of butterflies, 47 types of fish, 84 varieties of birds ...
