Malvaceae week :: Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

[Dinesh Valke]

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

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

[Balkar Arya]

Awesome catch with fine details. Thanks for sharing

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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[J.M. Garg]

After going through detailed keys & distribution at the following, I feel it should be Malvaviscus arboreus Cav. var. arboreus only as per image herein:

http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=6674&type=4

http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/f48899b751ded65ea4a7f69d7cd863d4

http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/4d32a441613b156ecca6dae3192849dd

Keys as per A Revision of Malvaviscus (Malvaceae) by Billie L. Turner and Meghan G . Mendenhall (1993)

https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/m/malvaceae/malvaviscus

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