Bauhinia puzzle Part 2

[Bharat Bhushan]

I had asked -

I am almost sure about it being Bauhinia purpurea... but is it a specific variety?

 

I am now enclosing a photo-shot of the leaf of the same plant. You can understand why I thought it as a variety of Bauhinia purpurea.

 

Any help? I am interested in writing up on the stories about the plant.

 

These are the replies that I received -

 

1. From Aparna Watve -

That is one amazing shot. I think it is Bauhinia blackeana, but let
others on the group comment.
Regards,
Aparna

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2. From Ken Greby
Bharat--

 I don't believe that any of the color forms of B. purpurea are named, though I suppose that there are possibly selected ones that may be propagated vegetatively to secure a specific floral appearance.

 If anyone else has additional info, please advise.

Ken Greby
Florida and California, USA

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[Tabish]

I don't know if this is a sequel of some other thread. If you have a
picture of the flowers, lets see it. Flowers of B. purpurea and
Bauhinia x blakeana can be distinguished easily.
Also, the flowers of B. purpurea vary from properly to purple to
completely white with just tinges of purple:
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Orchid%20Tree.html
- Tabish

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[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Tabish ji,

Here is the earlier thread:

http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/36ebc02d6e2333d5#

2009/10/6 Tabish <tab...@gmail.com>

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