Octolobus

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.[2]

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

Species

The Catalogue of Life lists 3 species:[2]

  • Octolobus grandis
  • Octolobus heteromerus
  • Octolobus spectabilis Welw. - type species

References

  1. Welwitsch FMJ (1869) Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27(1): 17.
  2. 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.
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