AnAge entry for Ginkgo biloba

Classification (HAGRID: 04667)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae (Taxon entry)
    Phylum: Tracheophytes
        Class: Ginkgoopsida
            Order: Ginkgoales
                Family: Ginkgoaceae
                    Genus: Ginkgo
Species: Ginkgo biloba
Common name: Common ginkgo

Maximum longevity: 1,000 years (wild)
Source: ref. 1432
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These trees have been reported to live for over 1000 years. Ring width has been shown to change with age, especially between the ages of 100 and 200. Old trees have lower expression of genes associated with cell division, while retaining their expression of genes associated with disease resistance. Additionally, these trees have been found to not exhibit signs of senescence [1432].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1432] Wang et al. (2020), Multifeature analyses of vascular cambial cells reveal longevity mechanisms in old Ginkgo biloba trees (PubMed)