A Paperbark for Joseph Hooker

Location:

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

Botany:

• • Common name: Paperbark or Tea Tree: The papery-barked tea trees are found in habitats throughout Australia; their sweet-smelling leaves are used as strong medicine
  • Botanical species: Melaleuca sp.
  • Botanical family : Myrtaceae [Jamun or Eucalyptus]

Geography:

• Latitude: 27.044308 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 88.262249 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 2001.5 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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  • or about the locality: Darjeeling
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  • Learn more at Wikipedia about the botanical species: Melaleuca sp. (Paperbark or Tea Tree)
  • or about the botanical family : Myrtaceae [Jamun or Eucalyptus]

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