Scaphium scaphigerum

Botanical Description

Scaphium scaphigerum is a deciduous tree usually growing around 15 - 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 150cm in diameter, with buttresses up to 7 metres high in some reports[ 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. , 905 Title Scaphium affine(Mast.) Pierre (Sterculiaceae) new for Thailand Publication Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 36: 61 - 69 Author Phonsena P. & Wilkie P. Publisher The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok. Year 2008 ISBN Description A short article in a botanical magazine describing Scaphium affine as a distinct species found in Thailand. It can be down loaded from the Internet ], only 2 metres in others [ 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 seeds are commonly harvested from the wild to make a drink that is very popular in China and Thailand, and also for medicinal purposes. The wood is a source of 'kembang semangkok' timber and is harvested from the wild for local use and for trade. Although Scaphium scaphigerum is found in forest which is under threat from logging and other human disturbances its wide distribution means a conservation status of Least Concern is most appropriate[ 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 ].