Sri Ramana Longleaf Mahua

Location:

• State: Tamil Nadu
• Locality: Tiruvannamalai: Front and center at Sri Ramana Ashram

Botany:

• Common name: Mahua: The Mahua tree of central India is treasured for its edible flowers, oil-bearing fruits, and of course,the liquor distilled from its flowers
• Botanical species: Madhuca longifolia
• Botanical family : Sapotaceae [Chikoo]
• This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

Geography:

• Latitude: 12.223314 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 79.057021 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 186.9 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: 16.01.10

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