EPPO Global Database

Panax quinquefolius(PNXQU)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: PNXQU
  • Preferred name: Panax quinquefolius
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Northeastern USA, Canada. Introduced in China


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Aralia quinquefolia (Linnaeus) Decaisne & Planchon
Ginseng quinquefolium (Linnaeus) Alphonso Wood
Panax americanus (Rafinesque) Rafinesque

Common names
Name Language
American ginseng English
amerikanischer Ginseng German
ginsão-americano Portuguese
ginseng-americano Portuguese
xī yáng cān Chinese
西洋参 Chinese