Octolobus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Sterculioideae
Genus: Octolobus
Species: O. grandis – O. heteromerus – O. spectabilis – O. zenkeri
Source(s) of checklist:

African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Octolobus. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2015 Feb 17.

Name

Octolobus Welw. (1869)

Type species: Octolobus spectabilis Welw.

References

Welwitsch, F.M.J. (1869) Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27 (1): 17.

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]

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

References

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