*Malvaviscus arboreus* var. *drummondii* (Torr. & A. Gray) Schery

   - *mal-vuh-VIS-kus* -- sticky mallow
   *ar-BOR-ee-us* -- tree-like
   *drum-AWN-dee-eye* -- named for Thomas Drummond, Scottish naturalist


[image: Malvaviscus arboreus var.
drummondii]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/331692361/>
Dec 24, 2006 in gardens of residential complex at Thane


*commonly known as*: Drummond's hibiscus, dwarf mallow, sleepy hibiscus, wax
mallow

*Native to*: s Mexico, Central America; cultivated as garden flora elsewhere




Regards.
Dinesh

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