Octolobus

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

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] 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.^[3]

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

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

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[3] 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.

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