Hi, Interesting discussion ! A simple way to check if it is D.malabarica is to taste the leaves.[Have this on my property and this was pointed out to me by Santosh Yadav]. Please check my post at this link : https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/b88d8b4fcf7578b/3ea771432de51895?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Bauhinia+malabarica+Neil+Soares#3ea771432de51895 With regards, Neil Soares.
--- On Tue, 10/18/11, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> wrote: From: Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:88374] ID No.10082011_ Bauhinia (?) for ID To: "H S" <[email protected]> Cc: "Dinesh Valke" <[email protected]>, "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]>, "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, "raju das" <[email protected]>, "Mahadeswara" <[email protected]>, "Vijayasankar Raman" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 11:58 AM It is not necessary that the flower color is always pink it can be light pink-white/cream in color depending upon where it grows. Regards, Giby On 18 October 2011 11:54, H S <[email protected]> wrote: No, i guess its different from the photo of Dinesh ji, the petals are pink in Mr. Dinesh's photo which is missing the posted one, but the photo posted here may be B. malabarica,, please try to check with herbarium.. regards, On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: ... most probably Bauhinia malabarica. Please take a look at different views at http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Bauhiniamalabarica&m=tags Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:38 AM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: Surely its Bauhinia species, pls check with B. tomentosa or B. malabarica regards, On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: resurfacing again for ID Earlier feedback Mahadeswara ji........................................Though the leaves look like Bauhinia, the flowers do not support. -- 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/ . ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: raju das <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 2:27 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:76591] ID No.10082011_ Bauhinia (?) for ID To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> Dear all, Please Help to ID this sp Date/Time-02/10/2008- 09 AM Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Assam, Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Type Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Leaf Bauhinia like, two lobes are round at apices, 5-9x4-9cm Inflorescence Type/ Size- as seen in the photos, pendulous, Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- Minute (1.5-2.5 cm), White, Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Not seen With regards, Raju Das Nature's Foster -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
