Kuloa

Kuloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Kuloa Trofimov & Rohwer1
Species
Kuloa ikonyokpe (van der Werff) Trofimov Kuloa michelsonii (Robyns & R.Wilczek) Trofimov Kuloa usambarensis (Engl.) Trofimov & Rohwer

Kuloa is a genus of plants in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It contains three species native to central Africa, which were previously classed in genus Ocotea.

Three species are accepted:¹

• Kuloa ikonyokpe (van der Werff) Trofimov – Cameroon
• Kuloa michelsonii (Robyns & R.Wilczek) Trofimov – eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
• Kuloa usambarensis (Engl.) Trofimov & Rohwer – eastern and central Africa, from Kenya to Malawi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo