To me this is another great catch especially the 2nd image Regards
prasad On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the information. I was not aware about the differences between > this and B.purpurea. > Surprisingly BSI Mah flora doesn't mention this species at all....... > > On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Bauhinia variegata* Linn., Sp. Pl. 375. 1753. >> >> Common names: Mountain ebony, orchidtree >> Hindi & Mar: Kachnar >> Beng: Raktakanchan >> Tam: Segapumanchori >> Kan: Kanchavala >> Mal: Chuvannamandarum >> >> Tree up to 12 m tall; leaves 7-13 cm long, 10-15 cm broad, somewhat >> broader than long; cleft 1/3 with rounded lobes, base cordate, petiole 2-4 >> cm long; flowers 10-12 cm across, in short racemes, pedicel short or >> absent; calyx 2-2.5 cm long, 5-toothed at apex, tomentose; petals >> overlapping, 5-6 cm long, white to pink with purplish veins, fifth upper >> darker; stamens 5; pod 15-25 cm long, 1.5-2 cm thick >> >> Photographed from Janak Puri, New Delhi in March, Flowers appearing >> generally before leaves. >> >> -- >> 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 > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
