Peerbhoy’s Matheran Toy Train Jamun

Location:

• State: Maharashtra
• Locality: Matheran: At the train station on Matheran Hill Station,

Botany:

• Common name: Jamun: The fruit of jamun is well-known throughout India, found throughout the country as a street and shade tree
• Botanical species: Syzygium cumini
• Botanical family : Myrtaceae [Jamun or Eucalyptus]
• This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

Geography:

• Latitude: 18.99037032 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 73.27105817 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 763.2 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: 11.01.09

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