Ginkgoaceae

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Ginkgoaceae
Fossil range: Jurassic - recent
Jurassic Ginkgo leaves
Jurassic Ginkgo leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Ginkgophyta
Class: Ginkgoopsida
Order: Ginkgoales
Family: Ginkgoaceae
genera

see text.

The Ginkgoaceae is a family of gymnosperms which appeared during the Mesozoic Era, of which the only extant representative is Ginkgo biloba, which is for this reason sometimes regarded as a living fossil. Formerly, however, there were several other genera.

[edit] Principal genera

  • Baiera
  • Ginkgo
  • Ginkgoites
  • Ginkgoïdium
  • Phoenicpsis
  • Polyspermophyllum
  • Trichopitys

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