The Colaba Rain Tree
A Central American Rain Tree offers a fantastic canopy in the very pulsing heart of Mumbai, shading the steps of the Modern Art musuem. Someone has spraypainted an advertisment for “Bean Bags”
Location:
- State: Maharashtra
- Locality: Mumbai: Colaba, at National Gallery of Modern Art, across from Prince of Wales Museum

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Botany:
- Common name: Rain Tree: The Central American Rain Tree is planted throughout the tropics as a broadly spreading shade tree.
- Botanical species: Samanea saman
- Botanical family : Fabaceae [Pea family]
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Geography:
- Latitude: 18.92602222 ° north of the Equator
- Longitude: 72.8316 ° east of the Prime Meridian
- Altitude: 12.1 metres above sea level
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Journey:
- Shooting Southwards
- Path : From Mumbai inland to Maharashtra, then south into Andhra and Karnataka and coastal Tamil Nadu
- Date photographed: 5.01.09

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For the landmarked tree named The Colaba Rain Tree , the database reference code is: d001.
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