Scaphium scaphigerum
Malvaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Scaphium scaphigerum

Scaphium scaphigerum

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Tree
Growth—

Scaphium scaphigerum is a plant of the moist tropics where it can be found at elevations up to 700 metres. It grows in areas with a pronounced dry season[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Scaphium+scaphigerum>

Pollinators

Bees, Insects

References

  1. [1]Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods VI (Dedali, Kedondong, Kelempayan, Kelumpang, Kembang Semangkok) — Choo K.T.; Gan S.; Lin S.C. · Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur · 1999 · ISBN 139-258 ↩︎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.
  2. [2]Flora of Peninsula Malaysia — http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my ↩︎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.
  3. [3]Scaphium affine(Mast.) Pierre (Sterculiaceae) new for Thailand — Phonsena P. & Wilkie P. · The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok. · 2008 ↩︎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
  4. [4]A Revision of Scaphium (Sterculioideae, Malvaceae/Sterculiaceae) — Wilkie P. · 2009 · http://10.1017/S0960428609005411 ↩︎
  5. [5]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
  6. [6]Pharmacographia Indica — Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D. · Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai. · 1890 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century.
  7. [7]Chinese Materia Medica. — Stuart. Rev. G. A. · Taipei. Southern Materials Centre · 1911 · ISBN - ↩︎A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
  8. [8]Sterculia and Brachychiton: a comprehensive overview on their ethnopharmacology, biological activities, phytochemist — Thabet A.A. et al · 2018 · http://10.1111/jphp.12876 ↩︎
  9. [9]Cambodiam Tree Species - Monographs. — Cambodia Tree Seed Project · 2004 · http://www.treeseedfa.org/ ↩︎Detailed information on 21 species of Cambodian trees. It is available as a PDF file, available as a download from the Internet.
  10. [10]Tropix 7 — CIRAD · http://tropix.cirad.fr/en ↩︎An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
  11. [11]A Dictionary of Malaysian Timbers — Wong T.M. · Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur · 2002 · http://Elaeocarpaceae · ISBN 983-2181-29-1 ↩︎A fairly comprehensive guide to Malaysian timbers, giving their properties and the main tree species from which they are obtained.