Ginkgoidae

Ginkgoidae Temporal range: Jurassic to recent
File:GinkgoBilobaAugusta.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Class:	Equisetopsida
Subclass:	Ginkgoidae Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl 1897
Order:	Ginkgoales Gorozh. 1904
Family:	Ginkgoaceae Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl 1897
Genera
Baiera † Ginkgo L. 1771 Ginkgoites † Ginkgoïdium † Ginkgopitys † Phoenicpsis † Polyspermophyllum † Trichopitys †

Ginkgoidae is a subclass of Equisetopsida in the sense used by Mark W. Chase and James L. Reveal in their 2009 article "A phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III." This subclass contains the single extant genus Ginkgo under order Ginkgoales, family Ginkgoaceae. Its only extant species is Ginkgo biloba, the Maidenhair Tree.

Phylogeny

The following diagram shows a likely phylogenic relationship between subclass Ginkgoidae and the other Equisetopsida subclasses.

Equisetopsida Marchantiidae Bryidae Anthocerotidae Lycopodiidae Equisetidae Marattiidae Ophioglossidae Polypodiidae Cycadidae Ginkgoidae Gnetidae Pinidae Magnoliidae

bryophytes lycopodiophytes monilophytes gymnosperms angiosperms