Scaphium affine
| Scaphium affine | |
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| Dried seeds for use in Vietnamese cuisine (known as hạt đười ươi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Scaphium |
| Species: | S. affine
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaphium affine | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sterculia lychnophora Hance | |
Scaphium affine is a tree species in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae and synonyms include Sterculia lychnophora Hance).The species is endemic to mainland Southeast Asia, and no subspecies are recognized in the Catalogue of Life.
Scaphium affine has culinary and traditional medicinal uses. In English, it is known as malva nut tree, or sometimes "Taiwan sweet gum tree", although these names also apply to the similar Scaphium macropodum (Vietnamese: ươi).