Accamma’s Tree at Koshy’s

Location:

• State: Karnataka
• Locality: Bangalore: Across from Koshy’s cafe on Church and St Marks

Botany:

• Common name: Large-Leaved Mahogany: A tropical American tree, introduced to India and planted in the tropical South
• Botanical species: Swietenia macrophylla
• Botanical family : Meliaceae [Neem or mahagony]
• This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

Geography:

• Latitude: 12.975979 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 77.601815 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 920.3 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• A West Coast Jungle Triangle
• Path : From Bangalore to the Western Ghats at Bandipur and Ooty, and Agumbe Rainforest, and then down the coast from Udupi to Calicut and back to Bangalore via Nilambur
• Date photographed: 29.10.09

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