Panax zingiberensis C.Y.Wu & Feng

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Panax

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 20-60 cm tall. Rootstock fleshy, horizontal, resembling that of species of Zingiber. Leaves 3-7, verticillate at apex of stem, palmately compound; petiole base without stipule or stipulelike appendages; leaflets 3-5, sessile or subsessile, elliptic to obovate-oblong, 6-18 × 3-6 cm, membranous, both surfaces setose on veins, base cuneate, margin serrate or slightly biserrate, setose, apex acuminate to long acuminate. Inflorescence a solitary, terminal umbel; peduncle 24-26 cm, pubescent. Filaments longer than petals. Ovary 2-carpellate; styles 2, united to middle. Fruit red, globose-nephroid; seeds 2, triangular-subglobose. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Oct.
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A herb. It grows 20-60 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The rootstock is fleshy and lies horizontal. There are 3-7 leaves at the ends of the stems. The leaves are compound with lobes arranged like fingers of a hand.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in Yunnan.
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Broad-leaved evergreen forests.
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Usage

The dried roots are used in tonic teas and liqueurs.
Uses medicinal tea
Edible roots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Panax zingiberensis world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Panax zingiberensis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:91594-1
WFO ID wfo-0000263754
COL ID 6TLNK
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Panax zingiberensis