very nice, thanks Nidhan and Satish usha di = On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures. > *Bauhinia vahlii* > Climber from Bauhinia genus. I have observed this in Nagzira Vidarbha and > from Kanakeshwar near Alibag Maharashtra. > > > On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Nidhan Singh > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear All,* * >> >> *Phanera vahlii *(Wt. & Arn.) Benth., Pl. Jungh. 263, 1853; de Wit, >> Reinwardtia 3 (4): 478, 1956; *Bauhinia vahlii *Wt. & Arn., Prodr. 297, >> 1834;Kanjilal, For. Flora 211 >> >> A profuse evergreen climber, with thick, cable-like branches. Leaves upto >> 45 cm across, about as broad as long, deeply cordate, lobes obtuse, dark >> green. Petiole stout, 7-9 cm long. Stipules obtuse, falcate. Flowers in >> dense, terminal long-peduncled corymbs or corymbose racemes. Petals white, >> stamens 3. Ovary tomentose. Pod 15-30 x 3-7 cm, flat, woody, clothed with >> dense rusty tomentum. Seeds 8-12, flat, 2.5 cm in diameter. >> >> >> Shot from Bairat-Khai Road, Chakrata Region in May 2012....a very common, >> profuse climber, no fruit pics this time. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Dr. Nidhan Singh >> Department of Botany >> I.B. (PG) College >> Panipat-132103 Haryana >> Ph.: 09416371227 >> >> > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke > -- Usha di ===========
