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Alchi Demon Tree

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Bodhi Leaf Alchi Demon Tree

A demon mask accentuates an old and broadly branching tree at the small trinket market at Alchi, Ladakh


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Taxon Botany:

  • Common name: Himalayan Poplar: This is a Himalayan species of the widely distributed Northern Hemisphere cottonwoods and poplars
  • Botanical species: Populus ciliata
  • Botanical family : Salicaceae [Willow]

CompassGeography:

  • Latitude: 34.2327 ° north of the Equator
  • Longitude: 77.05944 ° east of the Prime Meridian
  • Altitude: 3360.9 metres above sea level

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Journey Journey:

  • Over The Mountains
  • Path : Into the TransHimalaya- Himachal to Ladakh to Kashmir
  • Date photographed: 3.09.09

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For the landmarked tree named Alchi Demon Tree , the database reference code is: h020.


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