Scientific name Ginkgoales Rank Order | Division Ginkgophyta Higher classification Ginkgoopsida | |
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Similar Maidenhair tree, Ginkgoaceae, Ginkgo, Gnetophyta, Cycadales |
Ginkgoales is a plant order containing only one extant species: Ginkgo biloba, the ginkgo tree. It is monotypic, (the only taxon) within the class Ginkgoopsida, which itself is monotypic within the division Ginkgophyta. The order includes five families, of which only Ginkgoaceae remains extant.





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