I fully agree with Dr.Gurucharanji and compliment his great efforts in providing detailed info. with keys etc.not only for this plant but also for all the postings whenever such doubts arise. Oh! it is great.
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > To me it defies scientific logic to find mature fruits on B. x blakeana. > It would be worthwhile to check whether this is really B. x blakeana. I am > reproducing the key given earlier in another thread. > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/indiantreepix/Bauhinia$20x$20blakeana$20Gurcharan$20Singh$20purpurea$20$20variegata/indiantreepix/XIp9z4j4Bwc/vfH-osgQGOUJ > > Hope the formatting stays, otherwise you may please visit the thread > through link. > > > B. blakeana B. > purpurea B. variegata > Early flowering, Nov-Dec. in Delhi Early flowering > Oct-Nov. in Delhi Late flowering, Feb-March in Delhi > Leaves 12-18 cm across, cleft 1/4-1/3 Leaves 10-15 cm > across, cleft 1/2 Leaves 10-15 cm across, cleft 1/3 > Fls. in long racemes Fls. in short > racemes Fls. in short racemes > Flowers 12-15 cm across, appear with leaves Flowers 10-12 cm across, > with leaves Flowers 10-12 cm across, after leaves fall > Petals broad, overlapping, Petals narrow, > non-overlapping Petals broad, overlapping > Petals rose-purple, veins whitish Petals pink, > whitish in centre Petals white with purplish veins, upper > darker > Stamens 5 Stamens 3 > Stamens 5 > Pod not produced Pod 12-25 cm > long, 2-2.5 cm thick Pod 15-25 cm long, 1.5-2 cm thick > > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Ushadi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I quote Radha : I have been taking care of 5 Bauhinia x blakeana trees >> and watching them through all the seasons for the last 20 years. >> They normally don't produce any pods. Once only in all that time about 5 >> years ago I did see one of the trees with 2 or 3 seed pods. >> Sometimes nature surprises us all.best Radha" end quote..... >> >> *This is what I was getting at perahps... >> intriguing and worth noting... >> >> and may be worth checking its ploidy? >> * >> usha di >> >> >> >> On Sunday, January 6, 2013 9:22:35 AM UTC+5:30, radhaveach wrote: >> >>> I have been taking care of 5 Bauhinia x blakeana trees and watching them >>> through all the seasons for the last 20 years. >>> They normally don't produce any pods. Once only in all that time about 5 >>> years ago I did see one of the trees with 2 or 3 seed pods. >>> Sometimes nature surprises us all. >>> >>> best >>> Radha >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6 January 2013 08:30, raman <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Lalbagh always have surprises, as I find something new every time I go >>>> there. >>>> >>>> But I haven't seen a Bauhinia Tree which doesn't have pods. >>>> >>>> Every one of them have pods and plenty of them. >>>> >>>> Raman >>>> >>> >>> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > --
