The Mad Science Cactus Ambassador

Location:

• State: Orissa
• Locality: Bhubaneshwar: Inside the cactus collection at Regional Plant Resource Center

Botany:

• Common name: Queen of the Night: A sprawling Mexican cactus, which flowers only on one night per year
• Botanical species: Selenicereus donkelaari
• Botanical family : Cactaceae [Cactus]

Geography:

• Latitude: 20.297448 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 85.802492 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 64.1 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: 9.02.10

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• Discover other trees in the same state: Orissa
• or trees in the same locality: Bhubaneshwar
• View other trees of the botanical species: Selenicereus donkelaari [ Queen of the Night]
• or trees of the same botanical family : Cactaceae [Cactus]

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• View a wide range of mapping resources at GeoHack for coordinates: Latitude : 20.297448° N Longitude : 85.802492° E
• Go to Wikipedia to learn about the Indian State: Orissa
• or about the locality: Bhubaneshwar
• Search Google Images to see other perspectives of the same species: Selenicereus donkelaari (Queen of the Night)
• Visit the online Wikispecies database to learn more about the taxonomy of the species Selenicereus donkelaari (Queen of the Night)
• Follow along the Landmark Trees Trail by seeing other trees encountered on the same journey: Up The East Coast
• Learn more at Wikipedia about the botanical species: Selenicereus donkelaari (Queen of the Night)
• or about the botanical family : Cactaceae [Cactus]

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