Chowrasta Symingtonia

Darjeeling’s ridgetop social and pedestrian scene centres around the Chowrasta plaza, and these trees are the tallest and most prominent there.

Location:

State: West Bengal
Locality: Darjeeling: At the Chowrasta Plaza

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Botany:

Common name: Pipli tree: This evergreen tree of Southeast Asia used to be widespread on Earth. It superficially resembles the Eurasian poplar.
Botanical species: Exbucklandia populnea
Botanical family : Hamamelidaceae [Sweetgum]

Geography:

Latitude: 27.04511 ° north of the Equator
Longitude: 88.268265 ° east of the Prime Meridian
Altitude: 2107.5 metres above sea level

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Journey:

From Ocean to Mountain
Path : From Konark to Calcutta, and up to Darjeeling
Date photographed: 22.02.10

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