
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]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]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]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]A Revision of Scaphium (Sterculioideae, Malvaceae/Sterculiaceae) — Wilkie P. · 2009 · http://10.1017/S0960428609005411 ↩︎
- [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]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]Chinese Materia Medica. — Stuart. Rev. G. A. · Taipei. Southern Materials Centre · 1911 · ISBN - ↩︎A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
- [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]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]Tropix 7 — CIRAD · http://tropix.cirad.fr/en ↩︎An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
- [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.