Aarti and Gurcharanji: Plants and trees mutate like crazy, just like tumors is the lesson here, and they surprise the heck out of the experts, just when one thinks one has a handle on some damn tumor, something new turns up... same story operates here I guess.
usha di On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:24 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > 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/ >> > > -- Usha di =========== --
