Darjeeling Zoo Bear Greeting Tree

Location:

• State: West Bengal
• Locality: Darjeeling: Zoological Gardens

Botany:

• Common name: Barberry: A large shrub of the Himalaya, related to the Oregon-Grape of the Northwestern USA
• Botanical species: Mahonia acanthifolia
• Botanical family : Berberidaceae [Berberry or Oregongrape]

Geography:

• Latitude: 27.056481 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 88.255872 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 2051.6 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• From Ocean to Mountain
• Path : From Konark to Calcutta, and up to Darjeeling
• Date photographed: 21.02.10

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