Gurcharan ji Thanks for enumerating the clear differences. On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bauhinea x blakeana Dunn, J. Bot. 46:325. 1908 > > Common name: *Hong Kong orchidtree* > * > * > *A possible hybrid * *B. variegata* × *B. purpurea* > * > * > Evergreen tree up to 13 m tall, leaves 8-10 cm long, 12-18 cm broad, > cleft 1/4-1/3; flowers 12-15 cm across, fragrant, in long racemes, > appearing with leaves; petals broad, overlapping, obovate or elliptic, > rose-purple with whitish veins; stamens 5; pod not produced. > > Photographed from Herbal Garden, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi on December 1 > > The closely similar species can be separated as under: > > > B. blakeana B. > purpurea B. variegata > Early flowering, Nov-Dec. in Delhi Early flowering > Oct-Nov. in Delhi Late flowering, Feb-March in Delhi > Leaves 12-18 cm across, cleft 1/4-1/3 Leaves 10-15 cm > across, cleft 1/2 Leaves 10-15 cm across, cleft 1/3 > Fls. in long racemes Fls. in short > racemes Fls. in short racemes > Flowers 12-15 cm across, appear with leaves Flowers 10-12 cm across, > with leaves Flowers 10-12 cm across, after leaves fall > Petals broad, overlapping, Petals narrow, > non-overlapping Petals broad, overlapping > Petals rose-purple, veins whitish Petals pink, > whitish in centre Petals white with purplish veins, upper > darker > Stamens 5 Stamens 3 > Stamens 5 > Pod not produced Pod 12-25 cm > long, 2-2.5 cm thick Pod 15-25 cm long, 1.5-2 cm thick > > > -- > 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/ > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
