Germain, R. & Bamps, P. (1963) Sterculiaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X 205-316
Trees. Leaves entire (in ours); petiole swollen at the base and at the apex. Flowers unisexual, borne on fascicles on older wood. Calyx 4-5-lobed. Petals 0. Male flowers: anthers borne in 1(-2) rings on an androphore. Female flowers: carpels 4-5, coherent. Fruit consisting of woody carpels which split longitudinally. Worldwide: c. 125 species in tropical Africa DRC: 35 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| acuminata (P.Beauv.) Schott & Endl. | II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,IX | |
| altissima Engl. | III,VI | |
| ballayi Cornu ex Heckel | II,III,IV,VI | |
| brevipes K.Schum. | II | |
| bruneelii De Wild. [End] | IV,VI | |
| cabindensis Exell | I | |
| caricifolia (G.Don) K.Schum. | II,III | |
| cauliflora Mast. | II | |
| chlamydantha K.Schum. | II,III,IV,VI,XI | Description, Image |
| congolana De Wild. & T.Durand var. congolana | IV,VI,XI | |
| congolana De Wild. & T.Durand var. puberula R.Germ. [End] | VI | |
| digitata Mast. | III,IV,VI | |
| diversifolia De Wild. & T.Durand [End] | IV,VI | |
| gigantea A.Chev. var. gigantea | V,VI,VII,IX | |
| gilletii De Wild. [NrEnd] | II,III,IV | |
| greenwayi Brenan | XI | Description, Image |
| griseiflora De Wild. | IV,VI | |
| heterophylla (P.Beauv.) Schott & Endl. | II,III,IV,V,VI | |
| lateritia K.Schum. | II,III,IV,V,VI,IX,XI | |
| lateritia K.Schum. var. lateritia | II,III,IV,V,VI,IX,XI | Description |
| louisii Germ. [End] | VI | |
| mahoundensis Pellegr. | II,III | |
| marsupium K.Schum. | II,III,IV,VI | |
| mayumbensis Exell [NrEnd] | II | |
| mosserayana Germ. [End] | V | |
| nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl. | II | |
| pachycarpa K.Schum. | ? | |
| pierlotii Germ. | IX | |
| ricinifolia Engl. & K.Krause | II | |
| sciaphila Louis ex Germ. [End] | V,VI | |
| selengana Germ. [End] | VI | |
| urceolata K.Schum. | II,IV,VI,VII | |
| vandersmisseniana Germ. [End] | III | |
| verticillata (Thonn.) Stapf ex A.Chev. | VI | |
| welwitschii Exell & Mendonça ex R.Germ. | II,III,IV |