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Darjeeling Backpacker’s Cryptomeria

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Bodhi Leaf Darjeeling Backpacker’s Cryptomeria

As the backpackers in Darjeeling head up the hill to the inexpensive hotel district, they encounter this Japanese Redwood that has had all of its branches cut off.


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Taxon Botany:

  • Common name: Japanese Redwood or Sugi: The Sugi tree is Japan’s national tree, and there can be found as an ancient temple tree. It is widely planted in China and India as a timber and forest tree.
  • Botanical species: Cryptomeria japonica
  • Botanical family : Cupressaceae [Cypress]

CompassGeography:

  • Latitude: 27.043099 ° north of the Equator
  • Longitude: 88.268182 ° east of the Prime Meridian
  • Altitude: 2108.9 metres above sea level

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