Karwar Riverside Rain Tree
When travelling south from Goa into Karnataka, as you cross the Kali River at Karwar, look over to the right side of the bridge to see a massive rain tree
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Botany:
- Common name: Rain Tree: The Central American Rain Tree is planted throughout the tropics as a broadly spreading shade tree.
- Botanical species: Samanea saman
- Botanical family : Fabaceae [Pea family]
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Geography:
- Latitude: 14.839191 ° north of the Equator
- Longitude: 74.130835 ° east of the Prime Meridian
- Altitude: 8.8 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: 4.12.09

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For the landmarked tree named Karwar Riverside Rain Tree , the database reference code is: l016.
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