Centroplacus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Centroplacaceae |
Genus: |
Centroplacus Pierre |
Species: | C. glaucinus
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Binomial name | |
Centroplacus glaucinus Pierre
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Synonyms | |
Microdesmis paniculata Pax |
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.
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]
Centroplacus occurs in West tropical Africa ( Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon).