Crocodile Barringtonia
A Barringtonia tree growing in the sidelines of the Madras Crocodile Bank, a reptile zoo established by Rom Whittaker just south of Chennai
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Botany:
- Common name: Fish Poison Tree or Samudraphalla: A poisonous wetland species from the Indian Ocean and Oceania, it is marked by large beautiful flowers and sea-floating fruits
- Botanical species: Barringtonia asiatica
- Botanical family : Lecythidaceae [Barringtonia]
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Geography:
- Latitude: 12.743305 ° north of the Equator
- Longitude: 80.240115 ° east of the Prime Meridian
- Altitude: 7 metres above sea level
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Journey:
- Up The East Coast
- Path : From Chennai up along the Andhra Coast, into Gondwana in Chattisgarth, and up the Orissa Coast to Konark
- Date photographed: 30.01.10

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For the landmarked tree named Crocodile Barringtonia , the database reference code is: o001.
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