Ctenolophon

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: Late Cretaceous - recent[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ 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 & Mendonça[2]
Genus:	Ctenolophon Oliv.
Species
2; see text

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]

References

1. "Malpighiales". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.
3. Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3). Magnolia Press: 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
6. Van Der Ham, R. W. J. M. (1989-06-21). "New observations on the pollen of ctenolophon oliver (ctenolophonaceae), with remarks on the evolutionary history of the genus". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 59 (1): 153–160. Bibcode:1989RPaPa..59..153V. doi:10.1016/0034-6667(89)90014-6. ISSN 0034-6667.