what a complete set of picture.. well done, particularly like the flower on a white background...
agree with ajinkya ji's diagnosis... now all I want to see is the entire tree and the ripe seed pod, opened up to show the seeds.. if this tree is somewhere where you can get to it.. otherwise its ok... And must say ... a complete history or information details that you provided is much appreciated and will be useful for the database of Indian trees.. Usha di ============ On Nov 14, 2:44 pm, ajinkya gadave <[email protected]> wrote: > *Bauhinia retusa* > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Alok Goyal <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hallo All > > > Sending you some photos of a tree for identification > > > Locality: Dahlia garden, Sector 36, Chandigarh > > Altitude: 350m > > Temperature: 14 degrees minimum > > humidity >50% > > Habitat: Garden > > Habit: Large Tree > > trunk very thick with greyish bark > > Leaves: broad 2 inches X 2 Inches, some with an apical notch, look > > somewhat like a malformed Bauhinia leaf > > Flowers: Small ~1.5cm X 1.5cm, non fragrant, with structures available in > > the flowers as in the photographs > > Any special feature: a lot of crows were like attacking the inflorescence > > which were on the top of the tree and they were causing the flowers to fall > > down which i picked up for photos. the crows didnt seem to be attacking > > someone or something it was like they were competing for something (food) > > in the tree inflorescence itself > > Fruits: Pods as shown > > > Alok
