Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassGinkgoopsida
OrderGinkgoales
FamilyGinkgoaceae
GenusGinkgo
Scientific name with authorshipGinkgo biloba L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ginkgo biloba f. adiantifolia SprecherGinkgo biloba f. adiantifolia Sprecher ex ToblerGinkgo biloba f. aurea (J.Nelson) Beissn.Ginkgo biloba f. fastigiata (A.Henry) RehderGinkgo biloba f. laciniata (Carrière) Beissn.Ginkgo biloba f. macrophylla (Hartw. & Rümpler) SprecherGinkgo biloba f. microsperma Sugim.Ginkgo biloba f. parvifolia Sugim.Ginkgo biloba f. pendula (Van Geert) Beissn.Ginkgo biloba f. variegata (Carrière) Beissn.Ginkgo biloba subsp. aurea (J.Nelson) Beissn.Ginkgo biloba subsp. aureovariegata Sénécl.Ginkgo biloba subsp. epiphylla MakinoGinkgo biloba subsp. fastigiata A.HenryGinkgo biloba subsp. laciniata (Carrière) CarrièreGinkgo biloba subsp. macrophylla-laciniata Sénécl.Ginkgo biloba subsp. microsperma Sugim.Ginkgo biloba subsp. parvifolia Sugim.Ginkgo biloba subsp. pendula (Van Geert) Beissn.Ginkgo biloba subsp. variegata (Carrière) CarrièreGinkgo biloba var. aurea (J.Nelson) A.HenryGinkgo biloba var. epiphylla MakinoGinkgo biloba var. fastigiata A.HenryGinkgo biloba var. laciniata (Carrière) CarrièreGinkgo biloba var. latifolia L.HenryGinkgo biloba var. longifolia L.HenryGinkgo biloba var. macrophylla Hartw. & RümplerGinkgo biloba var. pendula (Van Geert) CarrièreGinkgo biloba var. triloba A.HenryGinkgo biloba var. variegata (Carrière) CarrièreGinkgo macrophylla K.KochGinkgo parvifolia Sugim.Pterophyllus salisburgiensis J.Nelson, 1866Pterophyllus salisburiensis J.NelsonPterophyllus salisburiensis subsp. aurea J.NelsonSalisburia adiantifolia Sm.Salisburia adiantifolia subsp. laciniata CarrièreSalisburia adiantifolia subsp. pendula Van GeertSalisburia adiantifolia subsp. variegata CarrièreSalisburia adiantifolia var. laciniata CarrièreSalisburia adiantifolia var. pendula Van GeertSalisburia adiantifolia var. pendula VanGeertSalisburia adiantifolia var. variegata CarrièreSalisburia biloba (L.) Hoffmanns.Salisburia ginkgo Rich.Salisburia macrophylla Reyn.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier262125-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.