Gurcharan ji, 2012 will be remembered for trying to id this Bauhinia!! I wish I was in Bangalore and could keep a close watch on this tree. Will definitely take more pictures during next visit. Aarti
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/ > --
