Aarti ji If the tree really bears mature pods, it can't be B. x blakeana, which being a hybrid does not set seeds/pods, One has to check the number of fertile stamens and leaf size to confirm.
-- 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 Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > --
