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Which tree species, the 'living fossil' biloba, has remained essentially unchanged for over 200 million years and was once thought extinct in the wild until small populations were discovered in eastern China?
Answer: Ginkgo — Wild ginkgos likely survive only in a few locations in Zhejiang province, though their cultivated range is now global. The species is dioecious, and the female tree's fallen fruit smells of rancid butter due to butyric acid.
- A Ginkgo ✓
- B Dawn redwood
- C Wollemi pine
- D Cycad
Wild ginkgos likely survive only in a few locations in Zhejiang province, though their cultivated range is now global. The species is dioecious, and the female tree's fallen fruit smells of rancid butter due to butyric acid.