Taxa

Ginkgophyta

Division

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Ginkgophyta." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/division-ginkgophyta.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Ginkgophyta. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/division-ginkgophyta

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-ginkgophyta,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Ginkgophyta},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/division-ginkgophyta},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

A division represented today by a single living species, Ginkgo biloba, a fan-leafed tree whose lineage can be traced in the fossil record back over two hundred million years, making it one of the most striking living examples of a 'living fossil.' Ginkgophyta was once far more diverse worldwide before every other lineage in the division went extinct.

Facts

Disputed

Member Species/Taxa Count

1 1

Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.

Taxonomic Rank

Phylum / Division 1

Scientific Name

Ginkgophyta 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

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Plantae

Source Catalogue of Life

Sources

1. Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source

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