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How many ovules are commonly carried by a ginkgo ovuliferous stalk?

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A ginkgo ovuliferous stalk typically bears two, or sometimes three or more, erect ovules. While these stalks commonly carry a pair of terminal ovules, it is typical for only one of them to mature into a seed.12