Lakshman Teak

Location:

• State: Chhattisgarh
• Locality: Kanger Valley National Park: Hiding in the jungle

Botany:

• Common name: Teak: A large and important forest tree of South India and Southeast Asia, Teak is one of the world’s most highly-regarded timber trees
• Botanical species: Tectona grandis
• Botanical family : Verbenaceae [Teak]
• This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

Geography:

• Latitude: 18.850006 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 82.127068 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 537.5 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: 3.02.10

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