Worth exploring further Could not find any source where a species of Bauhinia has 6-8 fertile stamens
-- 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 10:53 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Gurcharan ji, the associated leaves are in the background ... they belong > to different plant. > This is because the branch was stretched to a suitable position. > > All these photos belong to the same plant. > The original photos are cropped and attached. > > > The count of stamens: > > 3128061459_460bd05c3e_o_CROPPED.jpg ... ... 8 > 3128069191_19626c0e3e_o_CROPPED_1.jpg ... 7 > 3128069191_19626c0e3e_o_CROPPED_2.jpg ... 6 > > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> >> >
