Good catch indeed. Now it is easy to remember the broader petals of these flowers apart from other characters like stamens and variegated nature to compare with B.purpurea
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Bauhinia variegata * L. > > > > - *baw-HIN-ee-uh* -- named for Gaspard and Jean Bauhin, physicians and > botanists > *var-ee-GAY-tuh* -- variegated > > > [image: Kanchana (Sanskrit: > कांचन)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5506110076%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeony-HkJhw5OzBeT5KfMX4aBrvxw> > Mar 5, 2011 ... at Kumbharli Ghat, Maharashtra > > > *commonly known as*: mountain ebony, orchid tree, variegated bauhinia • * > Bengali*: কাঞ্চন kanchana, রক্ত কাঞ্চন raktakanchana • *Hindi*: कचनार > kachnar, कंचन kanchan • *Kannada*: ಕಮ್ಚುವಾಳ kamchuvaala, ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಮಮ್ದಾರ > kempu mandara • *Malayalam*: kovidaram • *Manipuri*: chingthrao • *Marathi > *: कंचन or कांचन kanchana, कोविदार kovidara • *Oriya*: borodu • *Sanskrit*: > कनक kanaka, कांचन kanchana, कंचनार kanchanara, कोविदार kovidarah • *Tamil*: > மந்தாரை mantharai • *Telugu*: దేవకాంచనము daeva-kanchanamu, మందారీ mandari > > *Native to*: India, China > > > *more views*: > > - Mar 5, 2011 ... at Kumbharli Ghat, Maharashtra > [image: Mantharai (Tamil: > மந்தாரை)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5506100932%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfNSzUJ10WsttDgC3xO0skdkTg5xw> > [image: > Mandari (Telugu: > మందారీ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5505500595%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeyfOsGrlZJtZ0HI-fyqBAqcgB5Aw> > - Jan 20, 2008 ... at at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai > [image: Bauhinia > variegata]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2209247115%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdROrFdvZDOOZqcEEr3SCP0tREMNA> > [image: > Kanchana (Marathi: > कंचन)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2209088987%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcYIjEKZVCfc--e41gtz--h_UPySg> > [image: > Kovidarah (Sanskrit: > कोविदार)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2209890382%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeFYTueoULk7ErYds56-Q25becwbA> > [image: > The Mountain > Ebony]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2209103431%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc5Dvm04aWexVNE1R2fJn22-ujoeQ> > > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
