Octolobus is a genus of tropical forest trees in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae). They are found in Central and West Africa and are closely related to the genus Cola.[2]

Octolobus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Sterculioideae
Genus: Octolobus
Welw.[1]

Species edit

Plants of the World Online lists:[2]

  1. Octolobus grandis Exell
  2. Octolobus heteromerus K.Schum.
  3. Octolobus spectabilis Welw. - type species

References edit

  1. ^ Welwitsch FMJ (1869) Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27(1): 17.
  2. ^ a b Plants of the World Online (POWO): Octolobus Welw. (retrieved 26 August 2021)

External links edit

  • 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 5 April 2018.
  •   Data related to Octolobus at Wikispecies