Octolobus Explained

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. Both share a leaf structure with entire margins, featuring a cuneate base, three main veins, a pulvinus at the petiole tip, weak brochidodromous secondary veins, and multicellular glandular hairs on the epidermis.^[1]

Species

Plants of the World Online lists:^[2]

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

External links

• Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.. Roskov Y.. Kunze T.. Orrell T.. Abucay L.. Paglinawan L.. Culham A.. Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. 2014. 5 April 2018.

Notes and References

1. Pan . Aaron David . Jacobs . Bonnie F. . 10 October 2009 . The earliest record of the genus Cola (Malvaceae sensu lato: Sterculioideae) from the Late Oligocene (28–27 Ma) of Ethiopia and leaf characteristics within the genus . Plant Systematics and Evolution . 283 . 2 . 247-262.
2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:38780-1 Plants of the World Online (POWO)