Ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba

"The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed. After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up." - Koji Nakanishi, organic chemist One of the oldest living tree species in the world, the Ginkgo is both endangered and widespread. It is commonly cultivated, both as an ornamental plant and for its medicinal properties, yet at the same time, the tree is endangered in its native habitat. Ginkgos belong to the group, Gymnosperms, which includes conifers and cycads, and is one of the most threatened groups of living organisms on Earth.