Ginkgo : the tree that time forgot / Peter Crane ; with a foreword by Peter Raven.

  • Crane, Peter R.
Date:
[2013], ©2013
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Publication/Creation

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2013], ©2013.

Physical description

xix, 384 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

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Contents

Prologue. Time ; Trees ; Identity -- The living tree. Energy ; Growth ; Stature ; Sex ; Gender ; Seeding ; Resilience -- Origin and prehistory. Origins ; Ancestry ; Relationships ; Recognition ; Proliferation ; Winnowing ; Persistence ; Prosperity -- Decline and survival. Constraint ; Retreat ; Extinction ; Endurance ; Relic -- History. Antiquity ; Reprieve ; Voyages ; Renewal ; Naming ; Resurgence -- Use. Gardens ; Nuts ; Streets ; Pharmacy -- Future. Risk ; Insurance ; Gift ; Legacy -- Appendix. List of common plant names used in the text and Latin equivalents.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-261) and index.

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    History of Medicine
    IDQ /CRA
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ISBN

  • 9780300187519
  • 0300187513