Scaphium
Scaphium is a genus of about eight species of plants in the subfamily Sterculioideae of the family Malvaceae. The name comes from the Greek, skaphion (σκάφιον), meaning a small boat like a skiff, and refers to the shape of the fruit.
| Scaphium | |
|---|---|
| S. longiflorum in Malaysia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sterculioideae |
| Genus: | Scaphium Schott & Endl. |
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