Panax pseudoginseng Wall.

First published in Trans. Med. Soc. Calcutta 4: 117 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tibet to Central Nepal. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Nepal, Tibet

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Frodin, D.G. & Govaerts, R. (2003 publ. 2004). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araliaceae: 1-444. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Pandey, A.K., Ajmal Ali, M. & Mao, A.A. (2007). Genus Panax L. (Araliaceae) in India. Pleione 1(2): 46-54.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pandey, A.K., Ajmal Ali, M. & Mao, A.A. (2007). Genus Panax L. (Araliaceae) in India. Pleione 1(2): 46-54.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Wallich, N. [3730] Nepal K000820819 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Wallich, N. [3730] Nepal K000820821 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Wallich, N. [3730] Nepal K000820820 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3730] Nepal K001119908 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3730] Nepal K001119906 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3730] Nepal K001119909 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3730] Nepal K001119907 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3730] Nepal K001119905 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0