Scaphium

Scaphium
S. longiflorum in Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Sterculioideae
Genus:
Schott & Endl.

Scaphium is a genus of about eight species of plants in the subfamily Sterculioideae of the family Malvaceae.[1] 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).[2]

Species

References

  1. ^ ThePlantList (2010). "Scaphium".
  2. ^ A Revision of Scaphium (Sterculioideae, Malvaceae / Sterculiaceae), Peter Wilkie, Cambridge University Press, 2009