Yes it is Bauhinia purpurea. On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 9:43 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you Balkar Sir. > It's your continuous support that keeps me going. Otherwise, being an > ordinary person myself, I feel a bit insecure in this scholars' world. > > Regards, > > Surajit Koley > > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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 >> > > -- Dr. Satish Kumar Chile
