Yes Surajit ji. That confirms B. variegata. Further B. blakeana generally flowers in November December with leaves on. In variegata the flowers generally appear in January-March before leaves, B. purpurea in late summer along with leaves. That is the situation in Delhi.
-- 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/ On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 10:13 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > Checked the tree again, today, and found pods on it. Attaching the > photographs. > > Regards, > > surajit > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 9:37 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> It is possible that this plant may well be *B. blakeana*. >> >> I remember our discussion in my earlier upload of another *Bauhinia* tree >> - https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/WUz7SIl0pt0/discussion >> which >> was related to yet another post at - >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/2fer1UHmLTI/discussion. >> >> While i was taking pictures of this particular tree i checked for pods >> and there wasn't any. >> But, at the same time i recalled that last year i had a very similar >> experience, initially there was no pods and later the tree was full of pods. >> >> I used the KEY (for *B. variegata* L), *"flowers appearing generally >> before leaves"* or *"flowers 10-12 cm across, after leaves fall"*, to >> identify this tree. The KEY was prepared by you in - >> >> - >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/XIp9z4j4Bwc/discussion >> - >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/GIsglBYnGCc/discussion >> >> However, i shot this plant in Chandannagar and will check again when i go >> there in near future. >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Surajit ji >>> I thought your plant is B. blakeana >>> Look for any fruits to if present. B. blakeana does not produce fruits. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:13 PM, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Sir, >>>> >>>> I copy a part of the description of *B. variegata* from "Flora Indica" >>>> - "...... This tree can only be said to differ from *B. candida* in >>>> the colour of flowers; had I met with this first, I should certainly have >>>> considered the other as a variety only." >>>> >>>> Thank you very much for the beautiful flowers. According to the "Flora >>>> of British India" this tree can have red and yellow or pure white flowers >>>> also. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:24 PM, D.S Rawat < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Here in Uttarakhand B.variegata has almost white flowers with only one >>>>> petal with purple streaks. Attaching close up of a flower! >>>>> DSRawat Pantnagar >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, February 25, 2013 9:09:14 PM UTC+5:30, surajitkoley wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Sir, >>>>>> >>>>>> A medium sized deciduous tree. >>>>>> >>>>>> ID Help : https://sites.google.com/**site/efloraofindia/species/a--** >>>>>> -l/f/fabaceae/bauhinia/**bauhinia-variegata<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/bauhinia/bauhinia-variegata> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> surajit >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
