It surely looks like *Bauhinia acuminata* Tanay On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> ... most probably is *Bauhinia acuminata*, native of s-e Asia, planted > widely in tropics for its ornamental value. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 8:04 AM, prasanna gogate <[email protected]>wrote: > >> dear all >> this is species of Bauhinia near to my house.(western ghat/ maharashtrea) >> it is use for worship. it is shrub. pods sre of 6 to 7 cm with beak like >> appearance at apex. locally it is called mandar. please send me name of >> plant. >> >> prasanna gogate >> > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/

