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This occurrence of Ginkgo biloba L. was collected on March 19, 2008 in Australia. Flora of the World includes 13 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Ginkgo biloba--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 351.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Ginkgoopsida
Order
Ginkgoales
Family
Ginkgoaceae
Genus
Ginkgo
Specific Epithet
biloba
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 315.0
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
148.9
Global rank
#1 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 315 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →