Gurcharan ji, Thanks a lot for the distinguishing features between the two. Both the set of pictures posted by Raman ji are of the same tree photographed by me. This is near the palms, a small tree with two main trunks. Leaves are definitely not small, but large. Flowers very dark with purple petals. Only confusing factor is the pods. Although I haven't seen any, Raman ji's photographs have pod formation. You can see the pinkish tinge on the new leaves. Even Ranjini ji has posted the same flower earlier. Although the flowering season was over when I took the pictures, the single dark flower caught my attention. Had not come across a Bauhinia so dark pink, almost purple. Regards, Aarti
On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>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 >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > --
