Ginkgo, a primitive viviparous tree of the Mesozoic
The oldest medicinal plants in the vegetable kingdom are, as Darwin said , a veritable “living fossil”. Ginkgo is part of a plant group that developed in the Carboniferous, during the heyday of giant horsetails, 200 to 250 million years ago. Among other things, this tree has the advantage of being able to age for millennia . If we generally agree that 4000 years is a respectable age for a ginkgo. A little history A botanical curiosity , Ginkgo produces no flower, fruit or seed. What is considered to be the fruit of the ginkgo is nothing but a huge egg cell. In addition, like an oviparous animal, the ginkgo lays eggs! It is therefore distinguished from viviparous plants on this...
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