Centroplacus

Centroplacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Centroplacaceae
Genus:Centroplacus
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Species: C. glaucinus
Binomial name
Centroplacus glaucinus
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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.

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


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