Octolepidoideae

Octolepidoideae is a subfamily and one of the earliest branches of the Thymelaeaceae family.^[1] This species inherited multiple morphological character states from its ancestor, Thymelaeaceae. The calyx of a typical octolepidoideae is 5-merous. Researchers have found the species to contain 4-merous and 6-merous calyces, albeit they remain rarer.^[2]

Octolepidoideae
Gonystylus miquelianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Subfamily:	Octolepidoideae

The pollen of most octolepidoideae are provided with small spinules on the outer covering of their pollen grains.^[3]