INDIA AND NEPAL PICTURES
I was in India and Nepal (and a bit of Bangladesh) in late October/November 2002.
Below are mostly pictures that focus on trees and plants.
INDIA:
Very Colorful Variegated Cassava (Manihot esculenta variegata) In Red Fort (Delhi)
Ashoka Trees (Polyalthia longifolia) In Red Fort (Delhi)--A VERY Common Tree In India
Close-Up Of Very Large Ashoka Tree (Polyalthia longifolia) On Taj Mahal Grounds (Agra)
Oh...And Of Course, The Taj Mahal (with Various Juniper-Like Trees)
A Fig Tree Growing From The Walls Of A Temple (Varanasi)
Traveler's Tree (North Of Varanasi)
Banyan Tree In Calcutta Botanical Gardens (2nd Largest Banyan In The World)
Banyan Tree Info (In 3 Languages--English, Bengali And Hindi)
Near The Edge Of The Banyan Tree
View In Calcutta Botanical Gardens
Almost Pure Stand Of Coconut Palms In Background In Puri (Bay Of Bengal Coast)
View From Train Near Bilaspur (Central India)--Quite A Few Figs Grow Here
Probably Silver Date Palms (Phoenix sylvestris) Viewed By Train South Of Agra
NEPAL:
Tal (Shorea robusta) Forest Near Butwal
Purple Orchid Tree (Bauhinia purpurea) SE Of Pokhara
Golden Shower Tree (Cassia) In Pokhara
Ashoka Trees (Polyalthia longifolia) Near Their Northern Limit In Pokhara
Silk Cotton Tree (Bombax ceiba) In Pokhara
Silk Cotton Tree (Bombax ceiba) At 3500 Ft. S Of Annapurnas
Large Hibiscus (Flowers Used Often By Hindus) In Pokhara
Bo-Tree Fig (Ficus religiosa) (4000 Ft. Between Pokhara And Annapurnas)
Small Amount Of Autumn Foliage Below Ghorapani--This Is Nov. 4 (8500 Ft. SW Of Annapurnas)
Poon Hill Forest--Conifers Start To Be Common Here (10500 Ft. SW Of Annapurnas)
View Towards N/NW From Poon Hill Where Precip Decreases Fast (100-200 in. to 10 in. in 20-30 miles)
View Of Annapurnas From Poon Hill With Barberries
Similar But Better View
Dhaulagiri (From Poon Hill)--At Over 26,000 Feet
Close-Up View Of Dhaulagiri
Rhododendrons On Poon Hill (Not In Blossom Though)
Nepalese Mahonia (Mahonia napaulensis)--Related To The Holly-Leaf Grape (7000 Ft. SW Of Annapurnas)
A Cherry That Flowers During Autumn, Fruits During Spring--Himalayan Wild Cherry (Prunus cerasoides) (6500 Ft. SW Of Annapurnas)
Another Himalayan Cherry (6000 Ft. SW Of Annapurnas)
Seto Chuletro Tree (Brassaiopsis hainla) (5500 Ft. S Of Annapurnas)
Trachycarpus Palm In Tikedungha (5000 Ft. S Of Annapurnas)
Nepal Alders (Alnus nepalensis) (4500 Ft. S Of Annapurnas)
Nepal Screw Pines On Wooded Cliffs (Pandanus nepalensis) (3500 Ft. S Of Annapurnas)
Chilaune Tree (Schima wallichii) Near Swayambhunath (Kathmandu)
Himalayan Ash (Fraxinus floribunda) (Already Without Leaves, Nov. 8) Near Swayambhunath
BANGLADESH:
Ixoras And Other Plants (During Break In Tropical Cyclone!) In Jessore, Bangladesh
All of the above pictures on this page were taken by Brandt Maxwell.
Very Colorful Variegated Cassava (Manihot esculenta variegata) In Red Fort (Delhi)
Ashoka Trees (Polyalthia longifolia) In Red Fort (Delhi)--A VERY Common Tree In India
Close-Up Of Very Large Ashoka Tree (Polyalthia longifolia) On Taj Mahal Grounds (Agra)
Oh...And Of Course, The Taj Mahal (with Various Juniper-Like Trees)
A Fig Tree Growing From The Walls Of A Temple (Varanasi)
Traveler's Tree (North Of Varanasi)
Banyan Tree In Calcutta Botanical Gardens (2nd Largest Banyan In The World)
Banyan Tree Info (In 3 Languages--English, Bengali And Hindi)
Near The Edge Of The Banyan Tree
View In Calcutta Botanical Gardens
Almost Pure Stand Of Coconut Palms In Background In Puri (Bay Of Bengal Coast)
View From Train Near Bilaspur (Central India)--Quite A Few Figs Grow Here
Probably Silver Date Palms (Phoenix sylvestris) Viewed By Train South Of Agra
Tal (Shorea robusta) Forest Near Butwal
Purple Orchid Tree (Bauhinia purpurea) SE Of Pokhara
Golden Shower Tree (Cassia) In Pokhara
Ashoka Trees (Polyalthia longifolia) Near Their Northern Limit In Pokhara
Silk Cotton Tree (Bombax ceiba) In Pokhara
Silk Cotton Tree (Bombax ceiba) At 3500 Ft. S Of Annapurnas
Large Hibiscus (Flowers Used Often By Hindus) In Pokhara
Bo-Tree Fig (Ficus religiosa) (4000 Ft. Between Pokhara And Annapurnas)
Small Amount Of Autumn Foliage Below Ghorapani--This Is Nov. 4 (8500 Ft. SW Of Annapurnas)
Poon Hill Forest--Conifers Start To Be Common Here (10500 Ft. SW Of Annapurnas)
View Towards N/NW From Poon Hill Where Precip Decreases Fast (100-200 in. to 10 in. in 20-30 miles)
View Of Annapurnas From Poon Hill With Barberries
Similar But Better View
Dhaulagiri (From Poon Hill)--At Over 26,000 Feet
Close-Up View Of Dhaulagiri
Rhododendrons On Poon Hill (Not In Blossom Though)
Nepalese Mahonia (Mahonia napaulensis)--Related To The Holly-Leaf Grape (7000 Ft. SW Of Annapurnas)
A Cherry That Flowers During Autumn, Fruits During Spring--Himalayan Wild Cherry (Prunus cerasoides) (6500 Ft. SW Of Annapurnas)
Another Himalayan Cherry (6000 Ft. SW Of Annapurnas)
Seto Chuletro Tree (Brassaiopsis hainla) (5500 Ft. S Of Annapurnas)
Trachycarpus Palm In Tikedungha (5000 Ft. S Of Annapurnas)
Nepal Alders (Alnus nepalensis) (4500 Ft. S Of Annapurnas)
Nepal Screw Pines On Wooded Cliffs (Pandanus nepalensis) (3500 Ft. S Of Annapurnas)
Chilaune Tree (Schima wallichii) Near Swayambhunath (Kathmandu)
Himalayan Ash (Fraxinus floribunda) (Already Without Leaves, Nov. 8) Near Swayambhunath
Ixoras And Other Plants (During Break In Tropical Cyclone!) In Jessore, Bangladesh