Thanks Sir for Nice series on Bauhinia On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Bauhinia variegata Linn., Sp. Pl. 375. 1753. > > Common names: Mountain ebony, orchidtree > Hindi & Mar: Kachnar > Beng: Raktakanchan > Tam: Segapumanchori > Kan: Kanchavala > Mal: Chuvannamandarum > > Tree up to 12 m tall; leaves 7-13 cm long, 10-15 cm broad, somewhat broader > than long; cleft 1/3 with rounded lobes, base cordate, petiole 2-4 cm long; > flowers 10-12 cm across, in short racemes, pedicel short or absent; calyx > 2-2.5 cm long, 5-toothed at apex, tomentose; petals overlapping, 5-6 cm > long, white to pink with purplish veins, fifth upper darker; stamens 5; pod > 15-25 cm long, 1.5-2 cm thick > > Photographed from Janak Puri, New Delhi in March, Flowers appearing > generally before leaves. > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >
-- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
