Panax pseudo-ginseng (Araliaceae)

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Panax pseudo-ginseng
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The Panax pseudo-ginseng plant species is found in E. Asia - China to the Himalayas and Burma. It is a member of the Araliaceae family.

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Latin Name:  Panax pseudo-ginseng
Family:  Araliaceae
Author:  Wallich.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1   Mature Width:  0.7

Habitat:  Forests and shrubberies, 2100 - 4300 metres in C. Nepal in the Himalayas[51].

Cultivation Notes: Requires a moist humus rich soil in a shady position in a woodland[200]. Plants are hardy to at least -15°c[238]. Nomenclature of this genus is rather confused with some botanists recognising P. ginseng as a variable plant that includes this species. Other botanists divide it into 4 or even 5 distinct species, giving this plant specific status. This plant has been grossly over-collected from the wild for its use as a medicinal plant and it is rapidly approaching extinction in most parts of its range[238]. The sub-species P. pseudo-ginseng notoginseng. (Burkill.)Hoo.&Tseng. is the form used medicinally in China[176], this plant is given a separate entry in this database[K].

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