Thanks, Ajinkya ji.
More details from Indiantreepix Database:
*Bauhinia tomentosa* *Fabaceae* *Yellow Bauhinia,Yellow Bell Orchid
Tree, Vanasampige, Tiruvatti, Kolakattai mandarai* in March-22/3/08- Delhi;
at delhi on 10.8.08; Flowers from December to March- as per link. Bauhinia
tomentosa <http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/bauhintoment.htm> Bauhinia
Identification - indiantreepix | Google
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Bauhinia
tomentosa <http://bio.fiu.edu/trees/sp_pages/Bauhinia_tomentosa.html> tree
for id--vkg 31-12-08 - indiantreepix | Google
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2009/4/29 ajinkya gadave <[email protected]>
> Bauhinia tomentosa
> Family: Caesalpinioideae / Caesalpiniaceae
> Yellow Orchid Tree, Yellow Bell Bauhinia, St. Thomas Tree
> Origin: East Asia
>
> Not fussy about soil. Pale yellow flowers facing downward. Nice specimen
> tree for the small yard. The bell-shaped yellow flowers have a black marking
> in the throat and may turn pinkish with age. Leaves smell like burned rubber
> when rubbed. This vigorous shrub or small tree is suitable for a mixed
> border or rockery. Plant in well-drained soil. Protect young plants from
> frost. Prune to keep in shape. A food supplement - Kachnar - is made out of
> this plant as a gargle for sore throats, as a paste for skin diseases, or
> internally as a remedy for diarrhea
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 7:59 PM, sibdas ghosh <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Seemed to be a wild one, from Bondanga, Bolepur.
>> i.d. requested
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