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]