Araliaceae
Panax

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

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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