Scaphium is a genus of about eight species of plants in the subfamily Sterculioideae of the family Malvaceae. The species are native to tropical Asia, ranging from the eastern Himalayas through Indochina to Borneo and Sumatra. The name Scaphium was picked in reference to the shape of the plants' fruit, and is derived from the Greek word for skiff, skaphion (σκάφιον).A Revision of Scaphium (Sterculioideae, Malvaceae / Sterculiaceae), Peter Wilkie, Cambridge University Press, 2009
Species Eight species are accepted. Scaphium affine (Mast.) Pierre Scaphium burkillfilii Kosterm. Scaphium linearicarpum (Mast.) Pierre Scaphium longiflorum Ridl. Scaphium longipetiolatum (Kosterm.) Kosterm. Scaphium macropodum (Miq.) Beumée ex K.Heyne Scaphium parviflorum P.Wilkie Scaphium scaphigerum (Wall. ex G. Don) G.Planch.
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POWO: Scaphium