I think there should be little difficulty in getting correct identity if Aarti ji remembers major aspects of the plant. Leaves are very small in B. krugii
Bauhinia monandra (syn: B. krugii) Bauhinia x blakeana 1. Leaves 2.5-4 cm long. 1. Leaves 9-13 cm long 2. Flowers in a short raceme. 2. Flowers in a large panicle 3. Fertile stamen 1. 3. Fertile stamens 5, 3 longer. 4. Pod formed. 4. No pod formed 5. Flowers pink with purple veins. 5. Flowers with purplish petals. 6. Petals barely 3 cm long. 6. Petals 5-8 cm long. -- 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 8:16 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > Radha ji, > Thanks for your feedback. > Hoping to find the correct id soon. > Regards, > Aarti > > > On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 6:51 AM, radha veach <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I agree the flower looks like B. x blakeana, but I have never seen leaves >> like those in the pictures on that species. That pinkish tinge and the way >> the new leaves are folded is not seen in B x blakeana. That tree's new >> foliage is always a lightish green. Veins also look more prominent in your >> pics. IT is not easy to make a definite judgement based only on these >> images. >> >> best regards >> Radha >> >> >> On 22 December 2012 19:56, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- > > > > --
