Scaphium affine (Mast.) Pierre

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Scaphium

Characteristics

A large tree. The crown is rounded. It grows 18-40 m tall. The trunk is straight and 80 cm across. It has buttresses 2 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 24.0 - 35.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Usually found growing along rivers or in transitional areas between swampy wetlands and dry loamy areas, which are flooded for short periods, in deciduous lowland forests at elevations between 700-800 metres.
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A tropical plant. It often grows along rivers and near swamps. It grows between 700-800 m above sea level. It grows in areas with an average annual rainfall between 1,500-2,500 mm.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The seeds swell very large and yield a transparent edible gel. A cooling drink is made by soaking the seeds overnight and adding sugar and flavour.
Uses medicinal timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Dysentery (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Sprue (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Tea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Often the seeds have a hard seed coat that needs to be scratched or cracked to allow water to enter. Seeds germinate best with a temperature of 20-30°C.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Scaphium affine world distribution map, present in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:825016-1
WFO ID wfo-0000492031
COL ID 6XSVB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sterculia affinis Clompanus affinis Sterculia beccariana Sterculia lychnophora Scaphium affine Scaphium lychnophorum Firmiana lychnophora Scaphium beccarianum Firmiana affinis