''Centroplacus'' is a

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of the

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Centroplacaceae Centroplacaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales and is recognized by the APG III system of classification. The family comprises two genera: '' Bhesa'', which was formerly recognized in the Celastraceae, and '' Centroplac ...

. It was formerly classified in the

Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the eudicot Order (biology), order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogeneti ...

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).The Flowering Plants Handbook
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Range

Centroplacus occurs in West tropical Africa (

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References

Centroplacaceae Monotypic Malpighiales genera Dioecious plants {{Malpighiales-stub