''Octolobus'' is a genus of
tropical forest
Tropical forests (a.k.a. jungle) are forested landscapes in tropical regions: ''i.e.'' land areas approximately bounded by the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds.
Some tropical fore ...
trees in the family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...
, subfamily
Sterculioideae (previously placed in the Sterculiaceae). They are found in Central and West Africa and are closely related to the genus ''
Cola
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Species
Plants of the World Online lists:[Plants of the World Online (POWO)]
''Octolobus'' Welw. (retrieved 26 August 2021)
# '' Octolobus grandis'' Exell
# '' Octolobus heteromerus'' K.Schum.
# '' Octolobus spectabilis'' Welw. - type species
References
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Sterculioideae
Trees of Africa
Malvaceae genera