Padmini ji This does not look like Grand Marnier which is a cultivar of B. candida and has yellowish flowers
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/4146/ <http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/4146/>This one seems to be a cultivar of B. suaveolens. Note narrowed basal portion above calyx and toothed calyx not parted on one side. -- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Padmini Raghavan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > Here are my pics of a street tree in Bangalore. > I think this variety is called "Grand Marnier", probably because of the > orange tones. > Regards, > Padmini Raghavan. > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> i am uploading this species because it is reportedly cultivated in Indian >> subcontinent. It is similar to B. suaveolens uploaded by Rotesh but as can >> be seen by comparison that in B. suaveolens the narrow lower part of corolla >> tube is visible above the calyx tube which is 5-toothed, and the flowers are >> slightly shorter. In B. candida the flowers are slightly longer, lower part >> of corolla tube hidden in calyx tube, and the calyx tube split on one side. >> I am uploading the plant from California with the hope that similar may be >> uploaded from India also by some member. >> >> -- >> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >
