Good Shots Sir On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 11:45 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arnott, Prodr. Fl. Pen. Ind. Or. 297. 1834. > > Common nmes: Malu creeper > Hindi: Maljan > Beng: Sihar > Mar: Chambul > Tel: Adda > > Large climber with tendrils opposite the leaves; leave 15-45 cm long, almost > as broad, cordate at base, lobed at apex, sparsely hairy above, densely > hairy beneath, petiole 7-9 cm long; flowers white turning buff with age, in > terminal dense subcormbose raceme; calyx 3-5 lobed, 10-12 mm long, densely > villous; petals 2-4 cm long, spathulate, hairy outside; stamens 3 with > additional 2-7 staminodes; pod woody 20-30 cm long, 5-7 cm broad, velvety. > > Photographed from the hilly slopes of Morni hills in April > -- > 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/ >
-- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
