Biology:Octolobus

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Short description: Genus of trees

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

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]

Species

Plants of the World Online lists:[2]

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

References

  1. Welwitsch FMJ (1869) Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27(1): 17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Plants of the World Online (POWO): Octolobus Welw. (retrieved 26 August 2021)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q9051697 entry