Ctenolophon
Genus of flowering plants
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Ctenolophon is the only genus in the flowering plant family Ctenolophonaceae.[3] It has two recognized species:[4][5]
- Ctenolophon englerianus Mildbr. – central Africa (Nigeria, Gabon, Zaire, Angola)
- Ctenolophon parvifolius Oliv. – New Guinea and southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines)
| Ctenolophon Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Ctenolophonaceae Exell & Mendonça[2] |
| Genus: | Ctenolophon Oliv. |
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This family is well-represented in fossil pollen from the Late Cretaceous onwards. Based on fossils, it was formerly also found in northern South America, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian Subcontinent.[1][6]
