Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba, Korea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ginkgoales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Ginkgophyta Classis: Ginkgoopsida Ordo: Ginkgoales

Familia: Ginkgoaceae
Genus: Ginkgo
Species: G. biloba
Paleospecies: †G. adiantoides – †G. australis – †G. apodes – †G. cranei – †G. digitata – †G. dissecta – †G. gardneri – †G. ginkgoidea – †G. huolinhensis – †G. huttonii – †G. yimaensis

Name

Ginkgo L., Mant. Pl. 2: 313 (1771).

• Type species: G. biloba L.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pterophyllus J.Nelson, Pinaceae: 163 (1866), nom. illeg.
  • Salisburia Sm., Trans. Linn. Soc. 3: 330 (1797), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea. Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page. : 313.

Additional references

• Christenhusz, M.J.M., Reveal, J.L., Farjon, A., Gardner, M.F., Mill, R.R. & Chase, M.W. 2011. A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. Phytotaxa 19: 55–70. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.3 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ginkgo in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ginkgo. Published online. Accessed: Sep 10 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Ginkgo. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Sep 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ginkgo in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Ginkgo in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2021 Sep 28.

Vernacular names

العربية: جنكو
български: Гинко
català: Ginkgo
čeština: Jinan
Cymraeg: Coeden ginco
dansk: Tempeltræ
Deutsch: Ginkgo
Ελληνικά: Γκίγκο
English: Maidenhair Tree
Esperanto: Ginko
español: Ginkgo
eesti: Hõlmikpuu
suomi: Neidonhiuspuut
français: Ginkgo
galego: Xinkgo
עברית: גינקגו דו אונתי
italiano: Ginkgo
日本語: イチョウ
ქართული: გინკგო
한국어: 은행나무
Lëtzebuergesch: Ginkgobam
lietuvių: Dviskiautis ginkmedis
latviešu: Ginki
македонски: Гинко билоба
norsk: Tempeltre
polski: Miłorząb
português: Ginkgo
română: Ginkgo
русский: Гинкго
slovenčina: Ginko dvojlaločné
slovenščina: Dvokrpi ginko
српски / srpski: Гинко
svenska: Ginkgo
ไทย: แปะก๊วย
Türkçe: Mabet ağacı
українська: Гінкго дволопатеве
Tiếng Việt: Bạch quả
中文: 銀杏

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