Family Code: GINKGO Genus Code: GINKG Genus CN: ginkgo Genus Authority: L. Genus Summary: A monotypic genus, a tree, native of China. Ginkgo is famous as a "living fossil," known from fossils nearly 200 million years old which are nearly identical to modern plants; it may be extinct as a native plant. Genus References: Whetstone in FNA (1993b); Crane (2013); Page in Kramer & Green (1990). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1