Ginkgo biloba L.
(Maidenhair Tree or Ginkgo)

Interactions where Ginkgo biloba is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is foodplant of pycnidium of Conothyrium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Microsphaeropsis olivacea a coelomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Microsphaeropsis olivacea/Microsphaeropsis olivaceaa coelomycetepycnidiumConothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Ginkgoopsida/Ginkgoales/Ginkgoaceae/Ginkgo biloba/Ginkgo bilobamaidenhair tree or ginkgo pycnidium of Conothyrium coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
leaf (dead, recently fallen) dead, recently fallen leaf is decayed by mainly hypophyllous sorus of conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Bartheletia paradoxa Ginkgo Spot Bartheletiaceae Bartheletia paradoxa is a living fossil on Ginkgo leaf litter with a unique septal structure in the Basidiomycota, Scheuer, C., Bauer, R., Lutz, M., Stabentheiner, E., Mel’nikd, V.A. & Grube, M., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Bartheletiaceae/Bartheletia paradoxa/Bartheletia paradoxaginkgo spotmainly hypophylloussorusconidial anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Ginkgoopsida/Ginkgoales/Ginkgoaceae/Ginkgo biloba/Ginkgo bilobamaidenhair tree or ginkgodead, recently fallenleaf (autumn)mainly hypophyllous sorus of conidial anamorph is saprobic on dead, recently fallen leaf
leaf (dead, recently fallen) dead, recently fallen leaf is decayed by mainly hypophyllous, erumpent, becoming superficial, often circinate telium UK/Ireland Bartheletia paradoxa Ginkgo Spot Bartheletiaceae Bartheletia paradoxa is a living fossil on Ginkgo leaf litter with a unique septal structure in the Basidiomycota, Scheuer, C., Bauer, R., Lutz, M., Stabentheiner, E., Mel’nikd, V.A. & Grube, M., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Bartheletiaceae/Bartheletia paradoxa/Bartheletia paradoxaginkgo spotmainly hypophyllous, erumpent, becoming superficial, often circinatetelium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Ginkgoopsida/Ginkgoales/Ginkgoaceae/Ginkgo biloba/Ginkgo bilobamaidenhair tree or ginkgodead, recently fallenleaf (autumn)mainly hypophyllous, erumpent, becoming superficial, often circinate telium is saprobic on dead, recently fallen leaf
trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody Ganoderma adspersum Southern Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Ginkgoopsida/Ginkgoales/Ginkgoaceae/Ginkgo biloba/Ginkgo bilobamaidenhair tree or ginkgodeadtrunk fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Ganoderma adspersum Southern Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Ginkgoopsida/Ginkgoales/Ginkgoaceae/Ginkgo biloba/Ginkgo bilobamaidenhair tree or ginkgolivetrunk fruitbody parasitises live trunk
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis occulta var ginkgoina a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis occulta var. ginkgoina/Phomopsis occulta var. ginkgoinaa coelomycetepycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Ginkgoopsida/Ginkgoales/Ginkgoaceae/Ginkgo biloba/Ginkgo bilobamaidenhair tree or ginkgodeadtwig pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Scheuer, C., Bauer, R., Lutz, M., Stabentheiner, E., Mel’nikd, V.A. & Grube, M., 2008Bartheletia paradoxa is a living fossil on Ginkgo leaf litter with a unique septal structure in the BasidiomycotaMycol. Res. Vol 112 (11): 1265-1279.

Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree or Ginkgo) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGinkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree or Ginkgo)
FamilyGINKGOACEAE (maidenhair tree or ginkgo)
OrderGINKGOALES (maidenhair tree or ginkgo)
ClassGINKGOOPSIDA (maidenhair tree or ginkgo)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree or Ginkgo)

Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree or Ginkgo) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Scheuer, C., Bauer, R., Lutz, M., Stabentheiner, E., Mel’nikd, V.A. & Grube, M. 2008 Bartheletia paradoxa is a living fossil on Ginkgo leaf litter with a unique septal structure in the Basidiomycota Mycol. Res. Vol 112 (11): 1265-1279.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree or Ginkgo):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 12 images of Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree or Ginkgo)
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