Scaphium macropodum

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Scaphium macropodum
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S. macropodum in Malaysia
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Scaphium
Species:
S. macropodum
Binomial name
Scaphium macropodum
(Miq.) Beumée ex K.Heyne
Synonyms
  • Carpophyllum macropodum Miq.
  • Firmiana borneensis Merr.
  • Scaphium borneense (Merr.)
  • Sterculia macropoda (Miq.) Hook. ex Kloppenb.

Scaphium macropodum [2] is a tree species in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae [3] (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae). No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life; [3] there is little concern about its conservation status. [1]

Scaphium macropodum may be known as the "malva nut tree", although this name is also applied to the similar Scaphium affine . It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam (where it is called (cay) ươi [4] ).

It has culinary and traditional medicinal uses: in Malaysia for treating fevers, phlegm, coughs and sore throats, respiratory conditions, and to improve general health.

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Scaphium macropodum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T33255A9771604. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33255A9771604.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Beumee ex K. Heyne (1927) In: Nutt. Pl. Ned.-Ind. 2nd ed., 2: 1068.
  3. 1 2 Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.