Centroplaceae

<i>Centroplacus</i>

Centroplacus

Genus of flowering plants

Centroplacus is a genus of the family Centroplacaceae.[1] It was formerly classified in the Phyllanthaceae and given its own tribe, the Centroplaceae. It contains a single species, Centroplacus glaucinus.

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General information

C. glaucinus is an understorey tree, usually at low elevations, growing up to 20 metres tall; a dioecious species, flowers unisexual (male and female forms).[2][3]

Range

Centroplacus occurs in West tropical Africa (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon).

References

  1. [1]
    Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
  2. [2]
    Useful Tropical Plants
  3. [3]
    The Flowering Plants Handbook


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