Scaphium macropodum

Botanical Description

Scaphium macropodum is a deciduous tree growing around 15 - 45 metres tall. The bole can be around 15 - 90cm in diameter, sometimes with thick buttresses up to 150cm high and 200cm long[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, , 906 Title Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods VI (Dedali, Kedondong, Kelempayan, Kelumpang, Kembang Semangkok) Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 16 Author Choo K.T.; Gan S.; Lin S.C. Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur Year 1999 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to five lesser known groups of heavy hardwoods from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet. ]. The seed is used to make a popular drink in southeast Asia. The wood is a source of 'kembang semangkok' timber and is harvested from the wild for local use and for trade. Although Scaphium macropodum is found in forest which is under threat from logging and other human disturbances, it has a wide distribution and is not considered to be at any significant risk[ 2063 Title A Revision of Scaphium (Sterculioideae, Malvaceae/Sterculiaceae) Publication Edinburgh Journal of Botany 66 (2): 283-328 (2009) Author Wilkie P. Website http://10.1017/S0960428609005411 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description ], The tree is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].