Ctenolophon Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - recent [1] Pre? ? O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade :	Tracheophytes
Clade :	Angiosperms
Clade :	Eudicots
Clade :	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Ctenolophonaceae Exell & Mendonca [2]
Genus:	Ctenolophon Oliv.
Species
2; see text

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 )

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]}

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