loved the science too... and the history... u di =
On Dec 9, 7:54 am, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes mam, the image on the wall also speaks of some excitement :) > Pankaj > > On Dec 9, 10:44 am, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Pankaj: > > > :) :) esp the 2nd... > > > Usha di > > =========== > > > On Dec 9, 5:54 am, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Bauhinia × blakeana S. T. Dunn > > > Family: FABACEAE > > > One of the hybrids of Bauhinia. It is often called as Hong Kong orchid > > > tree. It originated in Hong Kong in 1880 and apparently all of the > > > cultivated trees derive from one Cultivated at the Hong Kong Botanic > > > Gardens. All Hong Kong cents have image of flower of this plant. I > > > assume there are only two countries in the world who have hybrid > > > flowers as their national flower, Singapore with Vanda Miss Joaquim > > > and Hong Kong with Bauhinia blakeana. > > > History (WIKI): This tree was discovered in around 1880 near the ruins > > > of a house on above the shore-line of western Hong Kong island near > > > Pok Fu Lam and propagated to the formal botanical gardens in > > > Victoria/Central. It was later named for Sir Henry Blake, British > > > Governor of Hong Kong, from 1898 to 1903 who was a keen amateur > > > botanist, by the man who made the first thorough scientific > > > description of the 'Hong Kong orchid tree' S. T. Dunn, Superintendent > > > of the Botanical and Forestry Department, who assigned it to the genus > > > Bauhinia and named it after Blake in his paper of 1908. > > > > Hope you will like the picture :) Pankaj -- > > > -- > > > ********************************************************************** > > > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > > Conservation Officer > > > > Office: > > > Flora Conservation Department > > > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > > > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > > > Residence: > > > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > > > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > > > email: [email protected] > > > [email protected] > > > [email protected] > > > Phone:+852 2483 7128begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +852 2483 > > > 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > > > +852 9436 6251begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +852 > > > 9436 6251 (mobile) > > > > Slide78.JPG > > > 560KViewDownload > > > > Slide31.JPG > > > 679KViewDownloadYes
