Here is a reply from Deepa Mohan ji: "Having also seen many of these in the Guwahati to Kaziranga trip, I was thinking...aren't these Bauhinea alba? Not sure (as usual!) though...experts, please confirm! Cheers, Deepa."
2008/12/15 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Hi, Kiran ji, > It appears quite similar to me to Bauhinia purpurea (Kaniar) except for the > colour of the flowers (i.e. white instead of purple). Is it some variety? > See from Indiantreepix Database: > *Bauhinia purpurea (syn. B. malabarica) * *Fabaceae* *Kaniar, > Butterfly tree, Germanium tree, orchid tree, sona, karali * Flowering in > Feb.'08 in Chennai; records of flowering on 30/10/05 & 27/1/07 in Kolkata; > flowering on 23-Mar-2008- Pondicherry; in Lalbagh,Bangalore on 12.10.08; Trees > of Delhi- Flowers October to December; prime time in Mid Nov. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhinia_purpurea Kaniar (Butterfly tree or > Orchid tree or Geranium tree etc.)- Bauhinia purpurea - indiantreepix | > Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/c9eff7fcfb279024> > House > Sparrows (Juveniles)- Passer domesticus on Bauhinia purpurea (Kaniar) - > indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/582ef99a5b4dd3fc> > Flowering > Tree For Id 170408Raghu1 - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/96fc5c0b9bd0aac4> > Bauhinia > species-2- for ID241008RK2 - indiantreepix | Google > Groups<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/3d77897c011d59ff?hl=en> > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Kiran Srivastava <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I found this Bauhinia to be very common in Assam too – Guwahati to >> Kaziranga National Park, Assam, as well as along the route to Roing, >> Arunachal Pradesh, which is approx. 5 hours by road from Tinsukhia, Assam. >> What species please? >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Kiran Srivastava >> >> Mumbai >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Thiruvengadam Ekambaram >> *Sent:* 13 December 2008 10:00 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [WildFlowerIndia] ID please >> >> >> >> Dear Sir >> >> This flower is also on a tree, along the road lot of trees you can see. >> >> Place taken : Mizoram >> First week Nov.2008 >> >> IMG_0025-2.JPG >> >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >> >> __._,_.___ >> >> _,_._,___ >> >> >> >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
