Going by its flower buds & petals, I don't think it's *Bauhinea alba* or *Bauhinia variegata var. candida/ alba*.
2008/12/23 J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > 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 > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
