GinkgoaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Ginkgo biloba L.
- Common Name: Maidenhair Tree
- Family: Ginkgoaceae Engl.
- Country of Origin: E. Asia - N. China
- Habitat: Found wild in only 2 localities at Guizhou and on the Anhui/
- Description: [Syn. Salisburia adiantifolia]
The ginkgo grows at least 80 ft (24 m) tall, upright when young and eventually spreading to 30 ft (9 m) or more. Deciduous, the 4 in (10 cm) long, matt green, fan-shaped leaves turn golden yellow in fall (autumn). A fleshy, plum-like orange-brown fruit with an edible kernel appears in late summer and fall if male and female trees are grown together. ‘Fastigiata’ is a slender, erect cultivar that reaches 30 ft (9 m). ‘Princeton Sentry’ has a narrow, upright habit and is male.
- Uses: Widely used in Chinese and Japanese herbal medicine. Also widely available as an herbal supplement in the US. The main effects of Ginkgo extract are reported to be in the areas of improved blood flow to tissues and organs, as an anti-oxidant it protects against cell damage from free-radicals, and blocks many of the effects of PAF (platelet aggregation / blood clotting) that have been related to various cardiovascular, renal and respiratory disorders.
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  Accession Data:- Accession # 199500136
- Source: Seed from campus specimen
- Accession Date: 05-15-1995
- Bench: 2305 - Temperate Asia
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-26-2011
Classification:- Division: Ginkgophyta
- Class: Ginkgoopsida
- SubClass: ginkgos
- Order: Ginkgoales
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- Family: Ginkgoaceae
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References:
- Plants For A Future Website Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
- Ginkgo biloba Website
- Ginkgo, and the Trouble with Living Fossils at Burger's Onion {Matt's Blog}
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