Udaigiri Sterculia

Location:

• State: Madhya Pradesh
• Locality: Sanchi: On the ridge above Udaigiri caves

Botany:

• Common name: Ghost Tree or Kulu Tree: A north Indian dryland tree harvested for its sap
• Botanical species: Sterculia urens
• Botanical family : Malvaceae [Cotton or hibiscus]

Geography:

• Latitude: 23.53846801 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 77.77197338 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 455.4 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• Along the Ganges and Into the Midlands
• Path : Into Bihar, up the Ganges into Uttar Pradesh, then into the highland jungles of Madhya Pradesh
• Date photographed: 2.12.08

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