DEAR ALL THIS IS CONFORM B.malabarica. id done by shrikant ji On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Smilax004 <[email protected]> wrote:
> I too stand for B. malabarica. > Please taste the leaf and see whether it is sour in taste, though some > other Bauhinia leaves also taste sour, leaves of B. malabarica has a > "high degree" of sour taste compare to all other species. The > malayalam name for this species is Aarampuli (puli in Malayalam/Tamil > means 'sour). > > Further, to confirm we need to have flowers! > > Please check the same @ > http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Malabar%20Bauhinia.html > > Regards > Giby > > > > > On Jul 16, 12:43 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “This *may be Bauhinia purpurea * > > -- > > Dr. Satish Kumar Chile” > > > > “The seeds seem to be ovoid and not flat. If the leaves are 7-9 nerved > > this *could be B. malabarica* and if they are 15-17 nerved this could be > > B. foveolata. *Are the pods purplish red? Is the plant in a wild > > habitat? I can barely see that leaves are 7-9 nerved. Pls provide this > > information for ID*” from Shrikant ji. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: prasanna gogate <[email protected]> > > Date: 5 April 2011 16:39 > > Subject: [efloraofindia:66415] please id the plant of bauhinia > > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, Avinash < > > > > [email protected]> > > > > dear all > > it species of Bauhinia > > collected from dapoli/ratnagiri/maharashtra > > habit------------tree > > leaf-----107mm X 70mm > > pedicel---------44.80mm > > pod-------------300mm > > seed------------- > > thickness-----3.20mm > > length-------6.44mm > > > > seeds are chocolaty.floss is covered with soft cover. please help in ID > > > > -- > > 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 Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix(more than 1630 members & > > 73,000 messages on 30/6/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(with a species database of > > around 5000 species) > > > > > > > > DSC02991.JPG > > 201KViewDownload > > > > DSC02984.JPG > > 261KViewDownload > > > > DSC02997.JPG > > 191KViewDownload > -- regards, PRASANNA PADMAKAR GOGATE sr.Msc(forestry) Dr.BSKKV,DAPOLI C/O SUHAS GOVILKAR AT-GIMHAVANE PO/TAL-DAPOLI DIS-RATNAGIRI STATE-MAHARASHTRA PIN-415712 PHONE-09420308062 09637550202
