MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY OF GINKGOLIDES FROM GINKGO BILOBA - Medicinal Chemistry of Bioactive Natural Products - page 302

Figure 7-1. A Ginkgo biloba tree.
and female structures exist on separate trees. Ginkgo trees can grow over 35 m high,
with the main stem up to 10 m in girth and can reach ages in excess of 1000 years. 3
The tree is characterized by fan-shaped leaves split in the middle, which served as
inspiration for the name ''biloba'' meaning two-lobed (Figure 7-2). The shape of
Figure 7-2. Leaves from Ginkgo biloba.