Germain, R. & Bamps, P. (1963) Sterculiaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X 205-316
Shrubs or small trees sometimes sparsely hairy. Leaves simple, entire, palmately nerved from the base, domatia in the axils of the principal veins below; with stipules. Inflorescences axillary, cymose, 1-may flowered or cymes on old wood; pedicels articulate with bracts. Sepals free with hairs internally and a ring of nectaries at the base. Petals scale-like, shorter than the sepals, hairy. Ovary syncarpous, sessile, 2-5 locular. Capsules globose, opening irregularly. Seeds shiny, black or brown. Worldwide: 28 species in tropical Africa DRC: 14 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| bampsii Germ. var. bampsii [End] | V,VI | |
| bampsii Germ. var. ituriensis R.Germ. | VI | |
| brieyi Germ. | II | |
| chrysocarpa K.Schum. | VI,VII | |
| devillei Germ. | VIII | |
| dewildei Germ. [End] | VI,VIII | |
| mayumbensis Germ. | II | |
| melanocarpa Germ. var. melanocarpa | IV,VI,IX | |
| melanocarpa Germ. var. grandifolia R.Germ. [End] | VI,IX | |
| mildbraedii Engl. | VI,VIII,IX | |
| multiflora K.Schum. | III,IV,VI | |
| semlikensis Engl. | IX | |
| tokana Germ. [NrEnd] [LR-lc] | VI,VII | Image |
| wagemansii Germ. [End] | II |