Many thanks HS. Colours and shades of both *B. purpurea* as well as *B. variegata* are variable. Good chances of having more of white in them. If you have any other possible *Bauhinia* please let me know ... will stand corrected. Will also wait for validating comment(s).
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 7:23 PM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > nice upload.. but > for me its doubtful species,, flower colour look quite different from > purpurea.. > > > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 4:51 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Nice Kachnar >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> *Bauhinia purpurea * L. >>> >>> >>> >>> - *baw-HIN-ee-uh* -- named for Gaspard and Jean Bauhin, physicians >>> and botanists >>> *pur-PUR-ee-uh* -- purple >>> >>> >>> [image: Bauhinia >>> purpurea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F332504237%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeY0OLriF0dWa7aAVwl2R-v7AjCVw> >>> Dec 25, 2006 ... avenue tree at Vaghbil, Thane >>> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: butterfly tree, orchid tree, purple bauhinia • * >>> Assamese*: kurial, kanchan, og-yok • *Bengali*: koiral, রক্তকাঞ্চন >>> raktakanchana • *Garo*: megong • *Gujarati*: દેવકંચન devkanchan • *Hindi >>> *: कांचन kanchan, लाल कचनार lal kachnar, केवनार kevnar • *Kannada*: >>> devakanchan, kanjivala, kempu mandaara • *Khasi*: dieng long • * >>> Malayalam*: chovanna-mandaru, suvannamandaram • *Manipuri*: chingthao >>> angangba • *Marathi*: देवकांचन devakanchan, रक्तकांचन raktakanchan • * >>> Mizoram*: vaube, vaufavang • *Oriya*: vaube, borodo • *Sanskrit*: >>> देवकांचन devakanchan, रक्तकांचन raktakanchan, रक्तकोविदार raktakovidara • >>> *Tamil*: மந்தாரை mandarai, நீலத்திருவத்தி nilattiruvatti • *Telugu*: >>> bodanta, దేవకాంచనము devakanjanamu, kanchanam >>> >>> *Native to*: India, s-e Asia, Australia >>> >>> >>> *more views*: >>> >>> - Dec 1, 2007 ... avenue tree at Vaghbil, Thane >>> [image: Kevnar (Hindi: >>> केवनार)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2078866756%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfyjd-IpKwq1Q0aimLsNANpTncsYQ> >>> [image: >>> Devakanchan (Marathi: >>> देवकांचन)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2078068819%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzejL_gvA5nx-FD13HpmDuDb9YIb_Q> >>> - Oct 18, 2008 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra >>> [image: Chingthao Angangba (in >>> Manipuri)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2954158616%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzexcgkqe7ETtS1V5MgRV-18QoNI1Q> >>> [image: >>> Kanchan (Hindi: >>> कांचन)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2954159698%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf9keltd2X24K6usv0p9p0l1XvGmg> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > > > > -- > - H.S. > > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > >
