Location:

• State: Himachal Pradesh
• Locality: Shimla: At the rear of the Viceregal Lodge

Botany:

• Common name: Chinnar: This Eurasian species of sycamore is a beloved shade tree, well known westwards to the ancient Greeks, and eastwards to the sunny lands of Iran, Pakistan, and India
• Botanical species: Platanus orientalis
• Botanical family : Platanaceae [Plane Tree or Sycamore]
• This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

Geography:

• Latitude: 31.103959 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 77.141112 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 2145.7 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• Venturing Northwest
• Path : Through Chandigarh up to Shimla, Dharamsala, and down into the Punjab and Haryana
• Date photographed: 28.09.09

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