Common name
English: Common ginkgo, Maidenhair tree
German: Fächerblattbaum, Ginkgo, Ginko, Silberpflaume
Mandarin: 银杏 (yin xing)
Portuguese: Gincgo, Ginkgo, Nogueira-do-Japão
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Ginkgophyta (1)
Class: Ginkgoopsida (1)
Order: Ginkgoales (1)
Family: Ginkgoaceae (1)
Genus: Ginkgo (1)
Epithet: biloba L. (1)
Synonyms: Ginkgo biloba Sprecher, Ginkgo macrophylla K.Koch, Ginkgo parvifolia Sugim., Pterophyllus salisburgiensis J.Nelson, Pterophyllus salisburiensis J.Nelson, Salisburia adiantifolia Sm., Salisburia biloba (L.) Hoffmanns., Salisburia ginkgo Rich., Salisburia macrophylla Reyn.
biloba => divided into two lobes (of anther and leaves)
macrophylla => large leaved
parvifolia => having small leaves
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
External links
Check for Ginkgo biloba at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [563] Ginkgo biloba - Plants For A Future database
