Really interesting 7-8 stamens are seen in the first photograph, where incidently the associated leaves don;t appear to be Bauhinia Second photograph with clear Bauhinia leaves has five stamens. Perhaps Dineh ji can explain better.
-- 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 Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Very nice Dinesh ji. > One thing I noticed here is the number of stamens. I can clearly count 8 > anthers so the stamens must be 10 or so may be. Will have to check the > references...... > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Bauhinia variegata * var. *candida* Voigt >> >> >> >> - *baw-HIN-ee-uh* -- named for Gaspard and Jean Bauhin, physicians >> and botanists >> *var-ee-GAY-tuh* -- variegated >> *KAN-did-uh* or *kan-DEE-duh* -- white, glittering >> >> >> [image: Bauhinia variegata var. >> candida]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3128061459%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze2uqblnevadkbHRF6u-vOxdpxtfw> >> Dec 20, 2008 ... at Shirgaon near Chiplun, Maharashtra >> >> >> *commonly known as*: Buddhist bauhinia, white bauhinia, white butterfly >> tree, white mountain ebony, white orchid tree • *Hindi*: कर्बुदार >> karbudar, सफ़ेद कचनार safed kachnar • *Manipuri*: চিঙথ্ৰাও অঙৌবা >> chingthrao angauba • *Sanskrit*: कर्बुदार karbudar >> >> *Native to*: most probably, tropical Asia >> >> >> *more views*: >> >> - Dec 20, 2008 ... at Shirgaon near Chiplun, Maharashtra >> [image: Safed Kachnar (Hindi: सफ़ेद >> कचनार)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3128069191%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdKc2EdHCl6TbKpmiLdwHtV45qORw> >> [image: >> Chingthrao Angauba (Manipuri: চিঙথ্ৰাও >> অঙৌবা)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3128893564%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeFVbKb_QSVfvtQWBFjGGssv-625g> >> [image: >> White Variegated Orchid >> tree]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3128906766%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeBhEqK8euXFllFqWl9Y44MIS2K9g> >> [image: >> White Mountain >> Ebony]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3128902756%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcqbOU2Qck7datLEvJK0oTuk471pw> >> [image: >> Karbudar (Sanskrit: >> कर्बुदार)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3128082165%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf4vE0AxawUxRnT90cizefPfFlVWg> >> >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh > > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke >
