Bauhinia sps in Assam

[Kiran Srivastava]

I found this Bauhinia to be very common in Assam too – Guwahati to Kaziranga National Park, Assam, as well as along the route to Roing, Arunachal Pradesh, which is approx. 5 hours by road from Tinsukhia, Assam. What species please?

 

Cheers,

Kiran Srivastava

Mumbai

kir...@vsnl.net

 

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From: WildFlo...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:WildFlo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Thiruvengadam Ekambaram
Sent: 13 December 2008 10:00
To: wildFlo...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WildFlowerIndia] ID please

 

Dear Sir

This flower is also on a tree, along the road lot of trees you can see.

Place taken : Mizoram
First week Nov.2008

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From: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <ethiruv...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Subject: ID please
To: wildFlo...@yahoogroups.com


Dear Sir

This flower is also on a tree, along the road lot of trees you can see.

Place taken : Mizoram
First week Nov.2008

IMG_0025-2.JPG

These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google.
Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/

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THIRU
(E.Thiruvengadam)

Mobile 9987886892

[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Kiran ji,

It appears quite similar to me to Bauhinia purpurea (Kaniar) except for the colour of the flowers (i.e. white instead of purple). Is it some variety?

See from Indiantreepix Database:

Bauhinia purpurea (syn. B. malabarica)

Fabaceae

Kaniar, Butterfly tree, Germanium tree, orchid tree, sona, karali

Flowering in Feb.'08 in Chennai; records of flowering on 30/10/05 & 27/1/07 in Kolkata; flowering on 23-Mar-2008- Pondicherry; in Lalbagh,Bangalore on 12.10.08;

Trees of Delhi-  Flowers October to December; prime time in Mid Nov.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhinia_purpurea

Kaniar (Butterfly tree or Orchid tree or Geranium tree etc.)- Bauhinia purpurea - indiantreepix | Google Groups

House Sparrows (Juveniles)- Passer domesticus on Bauhinia purpurea (Kaniar) - indiantreepix | Google Groups

Flowering Tree For Id 170408Raghu1 - indiantreepix | Google Groups

Bauhinia species-2- for ID241008RK2 - indiantreepix | Google Groups

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[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Thiru ji,

It appears quite similar to me to Bauhinia purpurea (Kaniar) except for the colour of the flowers (i.e. white instead of purple). Is it some variety?
See from Indiantreepix Database:

Bauhinia purpurea (syn. B. malabarica)

Fabaceae

Kaniar, Butterfly tree, Germanium tree, orchid tree, sona, karali

Flowering in Feb.'08 in Chennai; records of flowering on 30/10/05 & 27/1/07 in Kolkata; flowering on 23-Mar-2008- Pondicherry; in Lalbagh,Bangalore on 12.10.08;

Trees of Delhi-  Flowers October to December; prime time in Mid Nov.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhinia_purpurea

Kaniar (Butterfly tree or Orchid tree or Geranium tree etc.)- Bauhinia purpurea - indiantreepix | Google Groups

House Sparrows (Juveniles)- Passer domesticus on Bauhinia purpurea (Kaniar) - indiantreepix | Google Groups

Flowering Tree For Id 170408Raghu1 - indiantreepix | Google Groups

Bauhinia species-2- for ID241008RK2 - indiantreepix | Google Groups

[J.M. Garg]

Here is a reply from Deepa Mohan ji:

"Having also seen many of these in the Guwahati to Kaziranga trip, I was thinking...aren't these Bauhinea alba? Not sure (as usual!) though...experts, please confirm!

Cheers, Deepa."

2008/12/15 J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

[J.M. Garg]

Going by its flower buds & petals, I don't think it's Bauhinea alba or Bauhinia variegata var. candida/ alba.

2008/12/23 J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation pl.