Genus: Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo biloba   L.  -  Ginkgo
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Taken at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, NY, 1999.

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Nomenclature

Ginkgo L., Mant. Pl. 2: 313. 1771 (also spelled “Gingkyo”).  Salisburia Sm., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 330. 1797, nom. illeg. (Art. 52.1). Pterophyllus J. Nelson (“Senilis”), Pinaceae 163. 1866, nom. illeg. (Art. 53.1). TYPE: Ginkgo biloba L.

Key to the species of Ginkgo

 

List of Ginkgo Species

References to Ginkgo

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  • Anonymous 1974. Maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo family (Ginkgoaceae). Morton Arbor. Quart. 10(1): 12-3.
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  • Carothers, I. E. 1907. The development of the ovule and the female gametophyte of Ginkgo biloba. Bot. Gaz. 43: 116-30.
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  • Del Tredici, P. 1981. The ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba in America. Arnoldia (Jamaica Plain) 41: 150-61.
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  • Douglas, A. W. et.al. 2007. Ovule development in Ginkgo biloba L., with emphasis on the collar and nucellus. Int. J. Plant Sci. 168: 1207-1236.
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  • Favre-Duchartre, M. 1956. Contribution à l'Útude de la reproduction chez le Ginkgo biloba. Rev. Cytol. et Biol. Veg. 17: 1-218.
  • Favre-Duchartre, M. 1943. Sur le comportement des ovules de Ginkgo biloba. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 90: 111-6.
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  • Friedman, W. E. 1987. Growth and development of the male gametophyte on Ginkgo biloba within the ovule (in vivo). Amer. J. Bot. 74(12): 1797-815.
  • Friedman, W. E.; Gifford, E. M. 1988. Division of the generative cell and late development in the male gametophyte of Ginkgo biloba. Amer. J. Bot. 75(9): 1434-42.
  • Fu, X. et al. et.al. 1994. A preliminary report of the study on pollination of Ginkgo. Guihaia 14(1): 81-4. (In Chinese; English summary)
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  • Lee, C. L. 1955. Fertilization in Ginkgo biloba. Bot. Gaz. 117(2): 79-100.
  • Li, H. L. 1956. A horticultural and botanical history of Ginkgo. Morris Arbor. Bull. 7: 3-12.
  • Ma, F. S.; Li, J. X. 1991. Ginkgo biloba: the ovuliferous leaf and its phylogenetic implication. Acta Phytotax. Sin. 29(2): 187-9. (In Chinese; English summary)
  • Major, R. T. 1967. The Ginkgo, the most ancient living tree. Science 157: 1270-3.
  • Mitchell, R. S. (eds.) (1992): 1992. Pinophyta (Gymnosperms) of New York State. Vol. NY State Museum Bull. 483. Univ. of the state of NY, Albany, NY. , 80 pages.
  • Newcomer, E. H. 1939. Pollen longevity of Ginkgo. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 66: 121-3.
  • Newcomer, E. H. 1945. Induced parthenocarpy in Ginkgo. Amer. Naturalist 79: 186-7.
  • Norstog, K. J; Gifford, E. M.; Stevenson, D. W. 2004. Comparative development of the spermatozoids of cycads and Ginkgo biloba. Bot. Rev. 70: 5-15.
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  • Sahashi, N.; Ueno, J. 1986. Pollen morphology of Ginkgo biloba and Cycas revoluta. Canad. J. Bot. 64: 3075-8.
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  • Schaffner, J. H. 1927. Ginkgo a flowerless seed plant. Amer. J. Bot. 14: 126-8.
  • Sharma, G. K. 1989. Modification in Ginkgo biloba L. in response to environmental pollution. J. Tennessee Acad. Sci. 64: 26-8.
  • Sobolik, V. 1978. The ginkgo: history of a unique tree. Morton Arbor. Quart. 14(4): 61-4.
  • Tulecke, W. 1957. The pollen of Ginkgo biloba: in vitro culture and tissue formation. Amer. J. Bot. 44: 602-8.
  • Tulecke, W. 1954. Preservation and germination of the pollen of Ginkgo under sterile conditions. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 81: 509-512.
  • West, W. C.; Frattarelli, F. J.; Russin, K. J. 1970. Effect of stratification and gibberellin on seed germination in Ginkgo biloba. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 97: 380-8.
  • Williams, R. S. 1926. Ginkgo biloba. Addisonia 11: 19-20.
  • Zhao, Y. et.al. 2010. Out of China: distribution history of Ginkgo biloba L. Taxon 59: 495-504.