Yes a living fossil probably known only in cultivation now, no wild populations in the world. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Monday, December 9, 2013 6:59:52 PM UTC+5:30, Satish Phadke wrote: > > Second most ancient (next to Cycads) of the surviving seed-plants which > first appeared in the fossil record around 260 million years ago again in > the Permian. In the past there have been many species, which were highly > various. But only one is left to us: the ginkgo or maiden hair tree. > (Ginkgo biloba) with its curious and absolutely characteristic half moon > shaped leaves. > The Chinese gather its seeds for cooking. > Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical gardens in St.Louis, and > one of the botany's most original thinkers , says that if you want to save > a plant from extinction, you should put it into horticultural trade: and > the gingko is the case in point. This option doesn't hold true for the > animals though.No one could give a satisfactory home to a blue whale. > Ref ........THE SECRET LIFE OF TREES by Colin Tudge > > Dr Satish Phadke > > > On 9 December 2013 18:51, Satish Phadke <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> This is said to be the only naturally occurring Ginkgo biloba tree from >> India. >> Manali >> Dr Satish Phadke >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
