I think there should be no doubt. Flowers with leaves, narrow non-overlapping petals and 3 stamens are distinctive.
-- 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/ On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >
