Ctenolophon
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - recent[1]
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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. |
Species | |
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Ctenolophon is the only genus in the flowering plant family Ctenolophonaceae.[3] It has two recognized species:[4][5]
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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