Fw: Flowering tree--Bauhinia blakeana(hong kong orchid tree)

[vinod kumar gupta]

This time with the attachment.Sorry for last one going without attchment

 

Vinod

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Subject: Flowering tree--Bauhinia blakeana(hong kong orchid tree)

Continuing with the series on flowering trees,ythis one was taken 10 days back at Sunder nursery (Delhi)just 10 days back

 

The flowers looked  much more beautiful than what the photo could capture

 

 

Vinod

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[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Vinod ji,

I think this is Kachnar (Bauhinia variegata) with five long stamens as in the picture compared to 3 long ones & two short ones of Hongkong Orchid Tree (Bauhinia blakeana). You may see the earlier thread of Kachnar on Indiantreepix (in which there was a lot of discussion) at: http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/5a3d54b1a8058873/fa050a47e28613f9?lnk=gst&q=Bauhinia+variegata#fa050a47e28613f9

 

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[vinod kumar gupta]

Dear Mr Garg

I am in no way an expert in the field and therefore can be wrong in id

This shot was taken at tree walk led by Mr Pradeep Kishan and was ided as Bauhinia blakeana

Besides:

The flowers were pretty large and  deep coloured

There seem to be 3 long and 2 short stemens(another pic attached)

No leaf shot could be taken(largely because of speed of the walk)

 

I leave it for the experts to comment further

 

Vinod

[vinod kumar gupta]

I further think that it is a bit early for kachnar to flower in delhi

[J.M. Garg]

On further re-look at the picture, it seems you may be right.

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