Thank you Garg ji and Mahadeswara ji. Checked with the keys given in the book "Trees of Delhi" for Bauhinia variegata, Bauhinia purpurea and Bauhinia x blakeana.
Flower: The three central petals are not overlapping. Hence it is not Bauhinia variegata. I am not experienced, but comparing the photos I had taken earlier with other photos available on the internet, it seems the petals are larger and deeper coloured, indicating Bauhinia x blakeana (and not Bauhinia purpurea). [Images in page 2 of Hybrid Origin of Bauhinia blakeana PDF <https://rcpol.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/62.pdf> also give a good comparison of the flowers of the three species.] Leaves: Upper lobes are not overlapping near the cleft, unlike this picture of Bauhinia purpurea leaf <https://indiabiodiversity.org/biodiv/img//Bauhinia%20purpurea/Bauhinia_purpurea_leaf_twig.jpg>. Instead, they are clearly set apart. The leaves are also not longer, and the cleft doesn't run deep (unlike Bauhinia purpurea). I guess these are the clear keys for Bauhinia x blakeana. Couldn't check physically right away, but comparing photos closely does point to Bauhinia x blakeana. Thank you for the correction. -Arvindh On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 9:58 AM Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > For final ID check with Trees of Delhi, where a key has been proposed to > ID different species of Bauhinia. Check physically . > > On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 10:07:51 PM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > >> It is Bauhinia x blakeana >> <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/09/bauhinia-x-blakeana/> as per >> images and details herein. >> >> On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 at 17:29, Ms. Tamil <mst...@mstamil.com> wrote: >> >>> Date: 2021/Apr/06 >>> Location: Palani, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu >>> >>> Can you please confirm if this tree is Bauhinia purpurea? >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAL7XHE1rr5JHRg%3D2p_BSMbQ4LSWr215NSkGOO0WcUwkU7--RSg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAL7XHE1rr5JHRg%3D2p_BSMbQ4LSWr215NSkGOO0WcUwkU7--RSg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/DSIQ51Vpsb8/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/7f656a77-799c-44f0-b9b8-19f4f086a536n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/7f656a77-799c-44f0-b9b8-19f4f086a536n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAL7XHE1cU_qHye-%3DiVbbo3Ph1toaxRR2bEtu7qXFbJcEgHhKpQ%40mail.gmail.com.
