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Ctenolophon
Sign in to saveCtenolophon is the only genus in the flowering plant family Ctenolophonaceae. It has two recognized species:
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Vinony's link graph records 426 inbound references to Ctenolophon, and connects out to Asterids, Vitaceae and Rosids.
Vinony files it under Malpighiales, Malpighiales genera and Taxa named by Daniel Oliver.
Vinony links it to 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyCtenolophonaceae
General: Ctenolophon can be large trees, with interpetiolar stipules
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 43
- With media
- 22
- Family
- Ctenolophonaceae
- Collections
- MICH, RSA
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia/Sabah
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ctenolophonaceae
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- genus
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- Ctenolophon
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- Category:Ctenolophon
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ctenolophon is the only genus in the flowering plant family Ctenolophonaceae. It has two recognized species: 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ctenolophon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.