Ginkgoidae

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Ginkgoidae
Temporal range: 199.6–0 
Ma
Jurassic to recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Ginkgoidae

Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl 1897
Order:
Gorozh. 1904
Family:
Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl 1897
Genera

Ginkgoidae is a subclass of

APG III."[1] This subclass contains the single extant genus Ginkgo under order Ginkgoales, family Ginkgoaceae.[2] 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.[2]

Equisetopsida
bryophytes
lycopodiophytes
monilophytes
gymnosperms
angiosperms

References