Thanks Gurcharan ji for the summary.
The ones in Lalbagh have lots of pods. Atleast I know two of them one near the rose garden, another near the palms I have the pictures of both of the trees in this link. I have also uploaded in the group https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/hong$20kong/indiantreepix/aLNlJzw12aI/2NDiPWF29EoJ http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43406542/Flora%20and%20Fauna/Trees%20of%20Bangalore/Bauhinia%20-%20Pink%20Bauhinia%20Tree/Pink%20Bauhinia%20Tree.html Raman On Dec 25, 2012, at 11:32 PM, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > 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 > > > -- > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > --
