Family · Rosids

Centroplacaceae

Tiny family of two tree genera, one African and one Asian, segregated from broader spurge relatives.

Accepted species: 9accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 2accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈64 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Centroplacus glaucinus
Bhesa

Genera

Bhesa8 spp.
Centroplacus1 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Tropical7
Asia-Temperate2
Africa1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Centroplacaceae sits in the order Malpighiales.