Scaphium longiflorum
Ridl.
Malvaceae
Scaphium velutinum Kosterm.
Common Name:
Tree growing in Bikit Nanas National Forest reserve, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Photograph by: Patrice78500
Public domain
General Information
Scaphium longiflorum is an evergreen tree growing up to 36 metres tall[
334- Title
- Flora of Peninsula Malaysia
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants.
]. The straight, cylindrical bole has thick buttresses[
906- Title
- Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods VI (Dedali, Kedondong, Kelempayan, Kelumpang, Kembang Semangkok)
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 16
- Author
- Choo K.T.; Gan S.; Lin S.C.
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to five lesser known groups of heavy hardwoods from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
].
The edible seed is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. The tree is exploited as a source of 'kembang semangkok' timber for major international trade and as a medicine for minor international trade[
402- Title
- Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/species/tree_study/
- Publisher
- UNEP-WCMC; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A document produced by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1999. It contains fact sheets on more than 200 tree species from around the globe.
].
A scattered primary forest tree which has declined due to expansion of settlement and logging activities[
402- Title
- Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/species/tree_study/
- Publisher
- UNEP-WCMC; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A document produced by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1999. It contains fact sheets on more than 200 tree species from around the globe.
]. The tree is listed as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2010)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southeast Asia - Malaysia.
Habitat
Lowland forests, especially in swampy or semi-swampy rainforest[
402- Title
- Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/species/tree_study/
- Publisher
- UNEP-WCMC; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A document produced by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1999. It contains fact sheets on more than 200 tree species from around the globe.
,
906- Title
- Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods VI (Dedali, Kedondong, Kelempayan, Kelumpang, Kembang Semangkok)
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 16
- Author
- Choo K.T.; Gan S.; Lin S.C.
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to five lesser known groups of heavy hardwoods from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Vulnerable |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 30.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Seed - raw[
384- Title
- Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia.
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf
- Publisher
- UNEP; Cambridge, UK.
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia.
].
Medicinal
The seed has medicinal uses[
384- Title
- Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia.
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf
- Publisher
- UNEP; Cambridge, UK.
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia.
].
Other Uses
The wood is used for veneer, plywood, interior finishing and furniture[
384- Title
- Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia.
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf
- Publisher
- UNEP; Cambridge, UK.
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia.
].
The wood is a source of 'kembang semangkok' timber. We have no more specific information on the wood of this species, but the following is a general description of kembang semangkok wood:-
The heartwood is light yellow to light brown, with a large silver figure; it is not demarcated from the sapwood. The texture is medium; the grain straight or shallowly interlocked. The wood is moderately heavy; moderately hard; somewhat resistant to fungi but susceptible to dry wood borers. It seasons fairly rapidly, with very little risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is moderately stable to stable in service. It has a high blunting effect, so stellite-tipped and tungsten carbide tools are recommended; nailing and screwing are good; gluing is correct. The wood is used in construction, for joinery and panelling, furniture components, boxes and crates, flooring, matches, plywood, veneer etc[
614- Title
- Cambodiam Tree Species - Monographs.
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.treeseedfa.org/
- Publisher
- Cambodia Tree Seed Project
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN
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- Description
- Detailed information on 21 species of Cambodian trees. It is available as a PDF file, available as a download from the Internet.
,
848- Title
- Tropix 7
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
- Publisher
- CIRAD
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
,
905- Title
- Scaphium affine(Mast.) Pierre (Sterculiaceae) new for Thailand
- Publication
- Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 36: 61 - 69
- Author
- Phonsena P. & Wilkie P.
- Publisher
- The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A short article in a botanical magazine describing Scaphium affine as a distinct species found in Thailand. It can be down loaded from the Internet
,
906- Title
- Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods VI (Dedali, Kedondong, Kelempayan, Kelumpang, Kembang Semangkok)
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 16
- Author
- Choo K.T.; Gan S.; Lin S.C.
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur
- Year
- 1999
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to five lesser known groups of heavy hardwoods from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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