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Centroplacus

Genus of flowering plants

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

01General 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).

02Range

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

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