A Polyalthia Tree for Father Matthew
This small, unassuming tree, grows at the entranceway to the Rapinat Herbarium at St Joseph’s College, in Trichy, where the rainforest botanist Father Matthew contributed immensely to ithe dentification of the plants of the Indian tropical rainforests
Meenakshi West Gate Whistlestop Neepal
Another sacred neem tree, photographed in passing at the Meenakshi temple of Madurai
Meenakshi Midnight Neepal
One of several holy trees in the Meenakshi Temple Complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Meenakshi TripleMammary Reminder
One of several holy trees in the Meenakshi Temple Complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, to remind us of the curious story of a triple-breasted goddess.
Meenakshi North Miner Bodhi
This little peepal tree is growing in the north gateway tower of the Meenakshi Temple Complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Meenakshi Nagakal Tree
One of several holy trees in the Meenakshi Temple Complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Meenakshi Bel Tree
One of several holy trees in the Meenakshi Temple Complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Meenakshi Neem at West Gate
One of several holy trees in the Meenakshi Temple Complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Periyar Gates
Two artifical trees form the gateway to Periyar National Park in the mountains of Kerala
Pullupara Tourist Amenity Fig
A big tree spotted out the bus window on the bus from the lowlands of Kerala up into the rainforests at Kumily