Ginkgo

Ginkgo; Temporal range: Jurassic - Pliocene
	Ginkgo leaves
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Ginkgophyta
Class:	Ginkgoopsida
Order:	Ginkgoales
Family:	Ginkgoaceae
Genus:	Ginkgo; L.

The ginkgo tree is a genus of trees. There is only one living species, Ginkgo biloba. All the other known species are fossils. Ginkgo biloba is native to China. It is the National tree of China.

Ginkgo biloba

Gallery

A ginkgo tree in Slovakia
Closeup of a ginkgo trunk
Ginkgo seeds

Ginkgo Media

Fossil Ginkgo huttonii leaves from the Jurassic of England

References

↑ Zhiyan Zhou and Shaolin Zheng (2003-06-19). "Palaeobiology: The missing link in Ginkgo evolution". Nature 423(423): 82
↑ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-08-03.

[1] Zhiyan Zhou and Shaolin Zheng (2003-06-19). "Palaeobiology: The missing link in Ginkgo evolution". Nature 423(423): 82

[iucn-2] "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-08-03.

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Ginkgo Temporal range: Jurassic - Pliocene^[1]

Ginkgo leaves
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Ginkgophyta
Class:	Ginkgoopsida
Order:	Ginkgoales
Family:	Ginkgoaceae
Genus:	Ginkgo L.