I too stand for B. malabarica.
Please taste the leaf and see whether it is sour in taste, though some
other Bauhinia leaves also taste sour, leaves of B. malabarica has a
"high degree" of sour taste compare to all other species. The
malayalam name for this species is Aarampuli (puli in Malayalam/Tamil
means 'sour).
Further, to confirm we need to have flowers!
Please check the same @
http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Malabar%20Bauhinia.html
Regards
Giby
On Jul 16, 12:43 pm, "J.M. Garg" <
jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
>
> Some earlier relevant feedback:
> “This *may be Bauhinia purpurea *
> --
> Dr. Satish Kumar Chile”
>
> “The seeds seem to be ovoid and not flat. If the leaves are 7-9 nerved
> this *could be B. malabarica* and if they are 15-17 nerved this could be
> B. foveolata. *Are the pods purplish red? Is the plant in a wild
> habitat? I can barely see that leaves are 7-9 nerved. Pls provide this
> information for ID*” from Shrikant ji.
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: prasanna gogate <
gogat...@gmail.com>
> Date: 5 April 2011 16:39
> Subject: [efloraofindia:66415] please id the plant of bauhinia
> To: efloraofindia <
indian...@googlegroups.com>, Avinash <
>
>
AVINASH.AD...@gmail.com>
>
> dear all
> it species of Bauhinia
> collected from dapoli/ratnagiri/maharashtra
> habit------------tree
> leaf-----107mm X 70mm
> pedicel---------44.80mm
> pod-------------300mm
> seed-------------
> thickness-----3.20mm
> length-------6.44mm
>
> seeds are chocolaty.floss is covered with soft cover. please help in ID
>
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