The Viceregal Liriodendron

Location:

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

Botany:

• Common name: Tulip-Tree: This tree, with attractively curved leaves, is the tallest species in the seasonally-bare deciduous forests of the eastern United States
• Botanical species: Liriodendron tulipifera
• Botanical family : Magnoliaceae [Magnolia]

Geography:

• Latitude: 31.102792 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 77.141001 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 2146.3 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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