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Malvaceae

Scaphium affine (Mast.) Pierre

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Scaphium

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Scaphium affine: Dried Sterculia lychnophora seeds, with a U.S. penny (one-cent coin) at left, for comparison. Photo taken in Kent, Ohio with a Panasonic Lumix digital camera (m
Photo: Badagnani, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)
arz
ستيركوليا ليتشنوفورا
Chinese
伪胖大海, 圆粒胖大海, 红胖大海, 胖大海, 长粒胖大海*(胖大海)
French
Fruit de la Scaphiglotte
Indonesian
Tempayang
Japanese
莫大
Korean
반대해
Marathi
निरंजन
nan
Phòng-tōa-hái

Synonyms

  • Clompanus affinis (Mast.) Kuntze
  • Firmiana affinis (Mast.) A.Terracc.
  • Firmiana lychnophora (Hance) K.Schum.
  • Scaphium beccarianum Pierre
  • Scaphium lychnophorum (Hance) Pierre
  • Sterculia affinis Mast.
  • Sterculia beccariana Pierre
  • Sterculia lychnophora Hance

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.