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|accepted_name=Ginkgo
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Mant. Pl.
|place=2: 313. 1771
|year=1771
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|common_names=Ginkgo
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Ginkgoaceae;Ginkgo
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Ginkgoaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Ginkgo]]</div></div>
|etymology=Chinese yin, silver, and hing, apricot, in reference to appearance of the seed
|volume=Volume 2
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Leaf </b>blades broader than long. <b>Pollen</b> cones lax, elongate. <b>Ovules</b> often abscising before fertilization. <b>Seeds</b> 1–2 per peduncle.</span><!--

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|distribution=Widely cultivated in temperate regions worldwide.
|discussion=<p>The genus is known from fossils that date back nearly 200 million years and are nearly identical to present-day trees.</p><!--
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|authority=Linnaeus
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|family=Ginkgoaceae
|distribution=Widely cultivated in temperate regions worldwide.
|reference=None
|publication title=Mant. Pl.
|publication year=1771
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