Thanks Dinesh ji for the id and additional information. I too think this should be Bauhinia blakeana. So I suppose the name plate at Lalbagh is wrong. There are some others too with wrong id, which need to be corrected in Lalbagh, Bangalore. Regards, Aarti
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... to me this flower looks very much like the Hong Kong orchid, *Bauhinia > blakeana*. > > Have not yet seen *Bauhinia monandra* - the name suggests Bauhinia > bearing one stamen ... though not sure monandra in this context implies one > fertile and some infertile. > > ... photos at: > http://www.virboga.de/Bauhinia_monandra.htm > > http://www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au/index.php/plants/449-bauhinia-monandra... > good description here. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> Resurfacing my post as the tree under discussion seems to be the same. >> Kindly confirm id. >> Mahadeswara ji has already confirmed the name plate to be correct. >> Aarti >> >> >> Pictures taken in Lalbagh,Bangalore on 24/7/12. >> Flower dark purple in color. >> Sorry for the bad quality pictures due to cloudy weather. >> Kindly validate. >> Aarti >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > --
