
Plastic waste dumped across a green Himalayan hillside
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A large accumulation of plastic waste and other discarded materials is visible on a grassy hillside in the Himalayan region of India.
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The flowers are in small clusters that are partly hidden by the leaves. The individual flowers are funnel-shaped, 1 to 2 inches or 2.5 to 5 cm across, and have 5 to 7 irregular, heavily wrinkled lobes. The flowers are followed by clusters of round to egg-shaped, point-tipped, 1 inch or 2.5 cm long, green ripening to hard, dry, blackish brown fruits containing 4 white seeds. The leaves have rippled margins, prominent pale veins, and are large, green, leathery, smooth and shiny above, hairy on the veins below, alternate, and oval to egg-shaped. The trees are small, upright, and have a rounded, spreading crown and flaky, grooved, grayish bark. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, which is eaten locally. The fruit also has medicinal uses and the timber is used lo
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