MB002b

Ginkgo cf. biloba Linnaeus

Morphotype
Locality
McAbee
Order
Ginkgoales
Family
Ginkgoaceae
Name
Ginkgo cf. biloba Linnaeus
Publication
Mustoe, 2002
Diagnostic Features
Unlobed or shallowly bilobate leaves. Subparallel veins bifurcate 2-3 times along their length.
Old Names
Organ
Leaf
Higher Taxonomy
Ginkgo
Rarity Scale
Rare
Specimen Number
50242
Holomorphotype
No
Collection ID
Morphotype Comments
Gymnosperm, petiole attached outside the margin, lobed, palmately lobed. Mustoe (2002) notes that the fossil leaves of this type from McAbee are indistinguishable from extant Ginkgo biloba.
Specimen Comments