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The ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba L.) is the sole surviving member of the order Ginkgoales, whose geological history extends back to the Permian period and whose fossil record shows uninterrupted continuity. Although its natural distribution is restricted to moist valleys in southwestern China, it has persisted in East Asia through temple cultivation spanning over a millennium and since the 18th century in temperate urban landscapes worldwide. Its unusual anatomical features—dichotomously veined fa