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Post by Jaga on Dec 4, 2016 21:34:42 GMT -7
What is this living fossil that survived Hiroshima and it is used broadly in pharmacy?
I heard this name and used in some cosmetic products but I did not realize that the fossil of this plant was found already millions years ago and it is so resistant that it is hard to kill it
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Post by Jaga on Dec 6, 2016 23:33:53 GMT -7
any attempts to answer this question?
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Post by kaima on Dec 7, 2016 2:41:08 GMT -7
any attempts to answer this question? Godzilla? The ugliest dinosaur or lizard ever invented!  |
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Post by Jaga on Dec 7, 2016 20:37:48 GMT -7
Kai, nice guess..... but this is a maous ginkgo biloba. It is extremely resistant to radiation and it can live hundreds of years www.ginkg.org/index-en.htmlFor many centuries the species was considered extinct in the wild, but we now know that undomesticated Ginkgo trees currently exist in at least two small areas in Eastern China. However, since these areas have been inhabited by humans for several thousands of years, the "undomesticated" status of these trees is debatable. Ginkgo is being grown worldwide in parks and gardens, since it is excellent at coping with toxic city environments and pests. Four Ginkgo trees have survived after the atomic explosion in Hiroshima, only about 1-2 km away from the site of the explosion. In Bulgaria Ginkgo is relatively rare as a decorative and/or park tree.  |
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Post by karl on Dec 8, 2016 5:19:00 GMT -7
Jaga
Some thing new I was not aware of until now, thank you for introducing..
Karl
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Post by Jaga on Dec 8, 2016 12:48:00 GMT -7
Karl, I also knew about miracleous properties of ginkgo biloba, but I did not realize that it is so tough. It is one of the most resistant plants that exist on the Earth.
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Post by kaima on Dec 8, 2016 20:55:05 GMT -7
Thanks, Jaga, it would have taken me forever to guess. MotherNature is fascinating.
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