File:GINKGOBAUM-2.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Ginkgo
Sign in to saveGinkgo is a genus of non-flowering seed plants, assigned to the gymnosperms. The scientific name is also used as the English common name. The order to which the genus belongs, Ginkgoales, first appeared in the Permian, , and Ginkgo is now the only living genus within the order. The rate of evolution within the genus has been slow, and almost all its species had become extinct by the end of the Pliocene. The sole surviving species, Ginkgo biloba, is found in the wild only in China, but is cultivated around the world. The relationships between ginkgos and other groups of plants are not fully res
OverviewAI-generated
Ginkgo is a genus of plants within the family Ginkgoaceae. It belongs to the order Ginkgoales, class Ginkgoopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The taxon has an accepted status and is attributed to the authority L. This genus originated approximately 200 million years ago.
Records for Ginkgo are held by several institutions, including FMNH, UCMP, YPM, and USNM. These records document occurrences in the United States and the United Kingdom. The genus has 66,095 occurrences and 328 records, with 76 associated media items.
Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Plants of the World, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassGinkgoopsida
- OrderGinkgoales
- FamilyGinkgoaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 328
- With media
- 76
- Family
- Ginkgoaceae
- Collections
- FMNH, UCMP, YPM, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Evolution
- Fossil history
- Evolutionary ecology
- Phylogeny
- Taxonomic history and etymology
- Human uses
- Herbalism and phytochemicals
- Culture
- References
- Sources
- External links
Ginkgo is a genus of non-flowering seed plants, assigned to the gymnosperms. The scientific name is also used as the English common name. The order to which the genus belongs, Ginkgoales, first appeared in the Permian, , and Ginkgo is now the only living genus within the order. The rate of evolution within the genus has been slow, and almost all its species had become extinct by the end of the Pliocene. The sole surviving species, Ginkgo biloba, is found in the wild only in China, but is cultivated around the world. The relationships between ginkgos and other groups of plants are not fully resolved.
Although commonly used as a traditional medicine or dietary supplement, there is no good clinical evidence that ginkgo has any anti-disease effect or health benefit.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ginkgo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.