Ranjini ji: You are right ... this is a tree... one of many species in the Genus CLITORIA: of family **** Fabaceae
Species of clitoria: * C. amazonum - *C. annua - * C. arborea - * C. arborescens - * C. australis - * C. dendrina - * C. fairchildiana - *C. falcata - * C. fragrans - * C. guianensis - * C. heterophylla - * C. javitensis -* C. laurifolia - * C. linearis - * C. mariana - * C. mexicana - * C. nana - * C. sagotii - * C. stipularis - * C. ternatea The clitoria trees I have seen are : C. arborea and c. fairchildiana.... both are native of South AMerica... horticulturists have introduced them to other tropical areas... Thanks for showing this here... USha di ====== On Aug 24, 4:52 pm, ranjini kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all In the climber variety i have seen several colours - > brilliant blue [Gokarna], white,violet - this is the only tree i [ & > others in my group ]have come across.So i do not know at all about > Shankha Pushpa trees having flowers of any other colour. > Regards > > On 8/24/11, Na Bha <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> wrote: > > > Vwry beautiful fotos. > > Thanks Ranjini ji for sharing. Do they have other coloras as well? > > > Am 24.08.2011 12:31, schrieb ranjini kamath: > >> Clitoria arborea.Pics taken in Lalbagh Botanical Garden,Bangalore on > >> 14/08/2011 around 9.30 am Have posted pictures of the same tree quite > >> some time back - at the absolute end of the flowering season- last > >> year.I think the flowering must have been at it's peak late June-early > >> July.I have seen this tree only in Lalbagh. > >> Regards > >> Ranjini Kamath
