Centroplacus is a genus of the family Centroplacaceae.Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/ 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).Useful Tropical PlantsThe Flowering Plants Handbook
Range Centroplacus occurs in West tropical Africa (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon).
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