title: Octolobus
text: # 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 and are closely related to the genus Cola.
  
  ## Species
  
  Plants of the World Online lists:
  
  * Octolobus grandis Exell
  * Octolobus heteromerus K.Schum.
  * Octolobus spectabilis Welw. - type species
  