Scaphium | |
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S. longiflorum in Malaysia | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Subfamily: | Sterculioideae |
Genus: |
Scaphium Schott & Endl. |
Scaphium is a genus of about eight species of plants in the subfamily Sterculioideae of the family Malvaceae. [1] The name comes from the Greek, skaphion (σκάφιον), meaning a small boat like a skiff, and refers to the shape of the fruit. [2]