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Karwar Riverside Rain Tree

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Bodhi Leaf 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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Taxon 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]

CompassGeography:

  • 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 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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