Palolem’s Last Casuarina
At Palolem in South Goa, a generation of large casuarina trees used to line the beach, but unfortunately only a single one remains
Location:
State: Goa
Locality: Palolem : By the riverside at the endpoint of Palolem Beach
Botany:
Common name: SheOak or Casuarina : A tree familiar throughout Australian and South Pacific coastlines, planted as an ornamental throughout India. Its needle leaves and conelike fruits resemble the pines, but it is actually a flowering plant
Botanical species: Casuarina equisetifolia
Botanical family : Casuarinaceae [Casuarina]
This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide
Geography:
Latitude: 15.01276 ° north of the Equator
Longitude: 74.01652 ° east of the Prime Meridian
Altitude: 1.8 metres above sea level
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Journey:
West Coast Walkabout
Path : From Goa southwards down the Karnataka coast, to the mountain jungles of Wayanad, then across Pallakad Gap, up into Coimbatore and Murayur
Date photographed: 3.12.09
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