Centroplacus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Centroplacaceae
Genus: Centroplacus
Species: C. glaucinus
Name

Centroplacus Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris sér. 2, 1: 114. (1899)

Type species: Centroplacus glaucinus Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris sér. 2, 1: 115. (1899)
monotypic taxon

References

Pierre, B.L.P 1899. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris série 2, 1: 114.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Centroplacus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Centroplacus. Published online. Accessed: October 07 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Centroplacus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 October 2019.

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

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