Figure 1From: Permian ginkgophyte fossils from the Dolomites resemble extant O-ha-tsuki aberrant leaf-like fructifications of Ginkgo biloba LFertile shoot of female Ginkgo biloba. The common female fructification of Ginkgo biloba is a brachyblast (spur shoot) with sterile leaves (trophophylls) and ovules on stalks, the latter either being interpreted as structures derived from sporophylls, or as shoots, or as organs composed of both.Back to article page