Panax quinquefolius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Panax
Species: Panax quinquefolius

Name

Panax quinquefolius L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1058. 1753, as "quinquefolium".

Synonyms

Homotypic

Aralia quinquefolia (L.) Decne. & Planch., Rev. Hort., IV, 3: 105. 1854.
Ginseng quinquefolium (L.) Alph.Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl.: 142. 1871.

Heterotypic

Panax cuneatus Raf., Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 6: 286. 1834.
Panax quinquefolius var. americanus Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 52. 1830.
Panax quinquefolius var. obovatus Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 52. 1830.
Panax quinuefolius var. americanus Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 52. 1830.
Panax quinuefolius var. obovatus Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 52. 1830.
Panax americanus (Raf.) Raf., New Fl. 4: 58. 1838.
Panax americanus var. elatus Raf., New Fl. 4: 58. 1838.
Panax americanus var. obovatus (Raf.) Raf., New Fl. 4: 58. 1838.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Alabama; Arkansas; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Masachusettes; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Nebraska; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Quebec; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Vermont; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1058. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Panax quinquefolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Panax quinquefolius. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Panax quinquefolius. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 23 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Panax quinquefolius in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 23.
Tropicos.org 2018. Panax quinquefolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

dansk: Amerikansk Ginseng
English: American ginseng
español: Ginseng Americano
suomi: Amerikanginseng
français: Ginseng Américain
日本語: アメリカニンジン
português: jinsão
svenska: Amerikansk Ginseng
中文: 花旗参

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