I don't think it is B.monandra as B. monandra clearly has only one big single visible stamen. Others may be small or rudimentary. Here I can see many and all appear equal in size.
Dr Satish Phadke On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > Aarti ji > If the tree really bears mature pods, it can't be B. x blakeana, which > being a hybrid does not set seeds/pods, > One has to check the number of fertile stamens and leaf size to confirm. > > -- > 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/ > > > On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Gurcharan ji, >> Thanks a lot for the distinguishing features between the two. >> Both the set of pictures posted by Raman ji are of the same tree >> photographed by me. >> This is near the palms, a small tree with two main trunks. >> Leaves are definitely not small, but large. >> Flowers very dark with purple petals. >> Only confusing factor is the pods. Although I haven't seen any, Raman >> ji's photographs have pod formation. >> You can see the pinkish tinge on the new leaves. >> Even Ranjini ji has posted the same flower earlier. >> Although the flowering season was over when I took the pictures, the >> single dark flower caught my attention. Had not come across a Bauhinia so >> dark pink, almost purple. >> Regards, >> Aarti >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I think there should be little difficulty in getting correct identity if >>> Aarti ji remembers major aspects of the plant. Leaves are very small in B. >>> krugii >>> >>> Bauhinia monandra (syn: B. krugii) Bauhinia x blakeana >>> 1. Leaves 2.5-4 cm long. 1. Leaves 9-13 cm >>> long >>> 2. Flowers in a short raceme. 2. Flowers in a large >>> panicle >>> 3. Fertile stamen 1. 3. Fertile >>> stamens 5, 3 longer. >>> 4. Pod formed. 4. No pod formed >>> 5. Flowers pink with purple veins. 5. Flowers with >>> purplish petals. >>> 6. Petals barely 3 cm long. 6. Petals 5-8 cm long. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 8:16 PM, Aarti S. Khale >>> <aarti.kh...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Radha ji, >>>> Thanks for your feedback. >>>> Hoping to find the correct id soon. >>>> Regards, >>>> Aarti >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 6:51 AM, radha veach <radhave...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I agree the flower looks like B. x blakeana, but I have never seen >>>>> leaves like those in the pictures on that species. That pinkish tinge and >>>>> the way the new leaves are folded is not seen in B x blakeana. That tree's >>>>> new foliage is always a lightish green. Veins also look more prominent in >>>>> your pics. IT is not easy to make a definite judgement based only on these >>>>> images. >>>>> >>>>> best regards >>>>> Radha >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 22 December 2012 19:56, Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Dinesh ji for the id and additional information. >>>>>> I too think this should be Bauhinia blakeana. >>>>>> So I suppose the name plate at Lalbagh is wrong. >>>>>> There are some others too with wrong id, which need to be corrected >>>>>> in Lalbagh, Bangalore. >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Aarti >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> ... 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 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > -- > > > > --
