Can anyone help me id this plant?

[NS73]

I've had this plant with me for about a year and a half. I ordered it online thinking is Mandevilla. Now it's almost 5 feet in height, it's leaves look like the hibiscus and there's not a single bud on it. Can anyone help with what this could be?

 

[NS73]

 

[Oliver Buckle]

It looks very like a tree, hazel or lime maybe?

 

[roadrunner]

I can't tell from that pic, but my first thought is that it looks very similar to my Mulberry trees.

That's very small pot. I'd put it in a bigger pot, or better yet I'd put it in the ground.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

better yet I'd put it in the ground.

That spare bit of ground in the lot down the road?

 

[roadrunner]

Yeah, why not

 

[MiTmite9]

You're in India and I think if you've got access to any nurseries nearby, you should show the nursery know-it-alls your photos.

Please do NOT transplant anything anywhere until you learn whether or not that plant may be invasive in your area.

 

[cpp gardener]

Much more like Hibiscus than Mandevillea, and considering where you are, much more likely than mulberry, lime or hazel.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

considering where you are, much more likely than mulberry, lime or hazel.

True, I hadn't taken the location in. It does look like a tree of some sort though.

 

[cpp gardener]

In the right climate, and Mumbai is that, Hibiscus is a large bush approaching tree-sized. If it got some direct sun it would flower and the identity could be confirmed.

 

[NS73]

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. I finally have a bud and yes it's looking very much like a hibiscus. Will share a pic when I have my first bloom