Beautiful shots of Both Bauhinias Surajit Ji On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:55 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Friends, > > In continuation of my earlier post on B.blakeana I hereby present > photographs of Bauhinia purpurea that i took sometimes in 2009. I hope I > haven't made any mistake in identifying the plant. > > Species - Bauhinia purpurea > > Date/Time- 11/11/2009 > Location- Chanditala (Hooghly District), West Bengal > Habitat- Roadside plantation > Plant Habit- Tree > Height- 20 ft. approx. > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- cleft relatively deeper > Inflorescence Type/ Size- In short racemes > Flowers Colour- Petals pink, whitish in centre > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- yet to take any photograph > Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- presence of 3 > stamens is an important key to identify it from B.variegata & B.blakeana > > ID & Info help : I copied text from earlier post by Gurucharan Sir, at - > > https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/indiantreepix/Bauhinia$20blakeana/indiantreepix/XIp9z4j4Bwc/4EDa0bMJm5kJ > > > Thank you and Regards, > > Surajit Koley > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
