Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Ginkgoaceae | Genus: Gingko | Species: Gingko biloba Linn. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ginkgo biloba f. fastigiata (A.Henry) Rehder, Pterophyllus salisburiensis aurea J.Nelson, Salisburia biloba (Linn.) Hoffmanns. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Gingko, Maidenhair Tree | Flower Type | Spikelet |
| English / Trade Name | Gingko, Maidenhair Tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | July-Sept | |
| Altitude | Up to 1350 m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Oval; round, fleshy, green yellow |
| Habitat | Generally available in many areas within its hardiness range. Ginkgo tolerates most soil, including compacted, and alkaline | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Native of China | Bark Details | Grayish-brown in colour and rough in texture. showy trunk; should be grown with a single leader; no thorns |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Palmate | ||
| Description of Species | Large trees, normally reaching a height of 20–35 m, angular crown and long, somewhat erratic branches. Leaves unique among seed plants, being fan-shaped with veins radiating out into the leaf blade, sometimes splitting.Dioecious, with separate sexes, some trees being female and others being male. Male plants produce small pollen cones with sporophylls each bearing two microsporangia spirally arranged around a central axis. | Leaf Details | Leaves unique among seed plants, being fan-shaped with veins radiating out into the leaf blade, sometimes splitting. |
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