India’s Southernmost Tree

Location:

• State: Tamil Nadu
• Locality: Kanyakumari: Behind the Gandhi memorial the very end of the Indian mainland

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: 8.078567 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 77.548685 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 7.8 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• Around the Corner
• Path : Coastal Kerala to the Southernmost point of India, to the granite hills of Andhra Pradesh
• Date photographed: 1.01.10

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• Discover other trees in the same state: Tamil Nadu
• or trees in the same locality: Kanyakumari
• View other trees of the botanical species: Casuarina equisetifolia [ SheOak or Casuarina]
• or trees of the same botanical family : Casuarinaceae [Casuarina]

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• View a wide range of mapping resources at GeoHack for coordinates: Latitude : 8.078567° N Longitude : 77.548685° E
• Go to Wikipedia to learn about the Indian State: Tamil Nadu
• or about the locality: Kanyakumari
• Search Google Images to see other perspectives of the same species: Casuarina equisetifolia (SheOak or Casuarina)
• Visit the online Wikispecies database to learn more about the taxonomy of the species Casuarina equisetifolia (SheOak or Casuarina)
• Follow along the Landmark Trees Trail by seeing other trees encountered on the same journey: Around the Corner
• Learn more at Wikipedia about the botanical species: Casuarina equisetifolia (SheOak or Casuarina)
• or about the botanical family : Casuarinaceae [Casuarina]

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