Hi, Bimal ji, It's definitely not Bauhinia purpurea. On 23 March 2011 10:01, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> A reply: > "Dear Dr Garg, > I have gone through literature by different authors and > consulted webs on the species.The confusion can be between Bauhinia > variegata and Bauhinia Purpurea.I still feel it is Bauhinia Purpurea.Please > enlighten me.Thanks. > > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942" > > On 22 March 2011 17:51, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, Bimal ji, >> I think this is some other species of Bauhinia & not Bauhinia purpurea. >> >> Pl. see Efloraofindia site links: >> >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/f/fabaceae/bauhinia/bauhinia-variegata >> >> >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/f/fabaceae/bauhinia/bauhinia-x-blakeana >> >> >> On 17 March 2011 11:12, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding pl. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]> >>> Date: 11 March 2011 19:19 >>> Subject: HOOPOE >>> To: >>> >>> >>> Dear Friend, >>> Few years back I read a Middle in The Times of India,where the >>> author was narrating his observation about a Woodpecker.From his description >>> I could make out that he was talking about a Hoopoe.This mis conception >>> about Hoopoe is not restricted to the city folks.I have asked about the >>> identity of this bird from the villagers,they also think that the bird is >>> Woodpecker.Attaching an image of this bird.I am also attaching an image of >>> Bauhinia Purpurea ( Deva Kanchan ).Once in bloom.none can miss this >>> tree.Wish you happiness. >>> Regards >>> Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar >>> Mobile: 9434194942 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >>> please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix or >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (more than 1550 members & >>> 64,000 messages on 28/2/11 & with a database of around 4500 species on >>> 15/12/10) >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix or >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (more than 1550 members & >> 64,000 messages on 28/2/11 & with a database of around 4500 species on >> 15/12/10) >> >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix or > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (more than 1550 members & > 64,000 messages on 28/2/11 & with a database of around 4500 species on > 15/12/10) > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Google e-group- Efloraofindia: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix or https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (more than 1550 members & 64,000 messages on 28/2/11 & with a database of around 4500 species on 15/12/10)
