Location:

• State: Meghalaya
• Locality: Cherrapunjee: At Cherrapunjee Resort

Botany:

• Common name: Jackfruit or Katthal: The national fruit of Bangladesh, its giant, spiky fruit can reach 36 kg. It has been cultivated for thousands of years.
• Botanical species: Artocarpus heterophyllus
• Botanical family : Moraceae [Mulberry or fig]

Geography:

• Latitude: 25.220128 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 91.664501 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 915 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• Into The Northeast
• Path : Along the Brahmaputra into Assam, then up into the Meghalaya Hills
• Date photographed: 7.03.10

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