Gateway Vivekenanda Semal

Location:

• State: Maharashtra
• Locality: Mumbai: Alone in Gateway of India plaza

Botany:

• Common name: Semal or Silk-Cotton Tree: One of the largest trees in North India, with huge red flowers and stout strong branches, and silky fibres in its fruit
• Botanical species: Bombax ceiba
• Botanical family : Malvaceae [Cotton or hibiscus]
• This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

Geography:

• Latitude: 18.922817 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 72.834804 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 4.8 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• Arcing Westwards
• Path : Traveling from Mumbai into Gujarat and Rajasthan
• Date photographed: 3.08.09

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