... to me this flower looks very much like the Hong Kong orchid, *Bauhinia blakeana*.
Have not yet seen *Bauhinia monandra* - the name suggests Bauhinia bearing one stamen ... though not sure monandra in this context implies one fertile and some infertile. ... photos at: http://www.virboga.de/Bauhinia_monandra.htm http://www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au/index.php/plants/449-bauhinia-monandra... good description here. Regards. Dinesh On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Resurfacing my post as the tree under discussion seems to be the same. > Kindly confirm id. > Mahadeswara ji has already confirmed the name plate to be correct. > Aarti > > > Pictures taken in Lalbagh,Bangalore on 24/7/12. > Flower dark purple in color. > Sorry for the bad quality pictures due to cloudy weather. > Kindly validate. > Aarti > > -- > > > > --
