Dear Mani ... the petals of mountain ebony *Bauhinia variegata* are quite broad and close to each other, tending to overlap, compared to narrow and open petals of *B. purpurea*.
The Mountain Ebony flower (Hindi: कंचनार) is the State Flower of Bihar. Regards. On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: > Arvind-- > > Certainly appears to be B. purpurea-- non-overlapping petals and three > stamens. I've not seen one so colored before. Thanks for posting. > > Regards-- > Ken. > ------------------------------ > *From:* arvind kadus <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sat, August 28, 2010 11:35:52 PM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:45851] Bauhinia purpurea purely > white..Pl.Confirm. > > Dear all, > Some days ago I had posted B. sp. for the confirmation, but unfortunately > shots were not too good or clear. I am posting closeups and detailed photoes > of Bauhinia. it is having three stamens with bilobed stigma. All the petals > are clearly white but a fine line of pink tinge is there on the middle petal > which is equal to nothing. Calyx devided into three parts after the > flowering and not the spoon like. > Please try to elaborate this Bauhinia, Is it B.purpurea again? > > >
