To me it defies scientific logic to find mature fruits on B. x blakeana. It would be worthwhile to check whether this is really B. x blakeana. I am reproducing the key given earlier in another thread.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/indiantreepix/Bauhinia$20x$20blakeana$20Gurcharan$20Singh$20purpurea$20$20variegata/indiantreepix/XIp9z4j4Bwc/vfH-osgQGOUJ Hope the formatting stays, otherwise you may please visit the thread through link. B. blakeana B. purpurea B. variegata Early flowering, Nov-Dec. in Delhi Early flowering Oct-Nov. in Delhi Late flowering, Feb-March in Delhi Leaves 12-18 cm across, cleft 1/4-1/3 Leaves 10-15 cm across, cleft 1/2 Leaves 10-15 cm across, cleft 1/3 Fls. in long racemes Fls. in short racemes Fls. in short racemes Flowers 12-15 cm across, appear with leaves Flowers 10-12 cm across, with leaves Flowers 10-12 cm across, after leaves fall Petals broad, overlapping, Petals narrow, non-overlapping Petals broad, overlapping Petals rose-purple, veins whitish Petals pink, whitish in centre Petals white with purplish veins, upper darker Stamens 5 Stamens 3 Stamens 5 Pod not produced Pod 12-25 cm long, 2-2.5 cm thick Pod 15-25 cm long, 1.5-2 cm thick On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Ushadi <[email protected]> wrote: > I quote Radha : I have been taking care of 5 Bauhinia x blakeana trees > and watching them through all the seasons for the last 20 years. > They normally don't produce any pods. Once only in all that time about 5 > years ago I did see one of the trees with 2 or 3 seed pods. > Sometimes nature surprises us all.best Radha" end quote..... > > *This is what I was getting at perahps... > intriguing and worth noting... > > and may be worth checking its ploidy? > * > usha di > > > > On Sunday, January 6, 2013 9:22:35 AM UTC+5:30, radhaveach wrote: > >> I have been taking care of 5 Bauhinia x blakeana trees and watching them >> through all the seasons for the last 20 years. >> They normally don't produce any pods. Once only in all that time about 5 >> years ago I did see one of the trees with 2 or 3 seed pods. >> Sometimes nature surprises us all. >> >> best >> Radha >> >> >> >> On 6 January 2013 08:30, raman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Lalbagh always have surprises, as I find something new every time I go >>> there. >>> >>> But I haven't seen a Bauhinia Tree which doesn't have pods. >>> >>> Every one of them have pods and plenty of them. >>> >>> Raman >>> >> >> -- > > > > -- 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/ --
