Diu Rukhda Baobab

Location:

• State: Gujarat
• Locality: Diu Island: Nagoa Beach

Botany:

• Common name: Baobab: One of the world’s largest and oldest trees, the southern African baobab was brought to India by Mughals almost five hundred years ago
• Botanical species: Adansonia digitata
• Botanical family : Bombaceae [Semal or baobab]
• This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

Geography:

• Latitude: 20.704245 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 70.905071 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 18.9 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• The Western Deserts
• Path : From Mumbai into western Gujarat-Saurashtra, up to Mount Abu, then into the Rajasthani deserts at Jodhpur and Jaisalmer,
• Date photographed: 18.03.10

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