Ginkgo

Ginkgo also known as the Maidenhair Tree after Adiantum, is a unique species of tree with no close living relatives. The ginkgo is classified in its own division, the Ginkgophyta, comprising the single class Ginkgoopsida, order Ginkgoales, family Ginkgoaceae, genus Ginkgo and is the only extant species within this group. It is one of the best-known examples of a living fossil, because Ginkgoales other than G. biloba are not known from the fossil record after the Pliocene.

Keywords

tree, Adiantum, ginkgo biloba, ginkgo, yin xing, Maidenhair tree, ginkgophyta, ginkgocaea, ginkgooopsida

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Source

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1889)

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