Araliaceae FAMILY

Panax bipinnatifidus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Panax bipinnatifidus is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a creeping, elongated tuberous rhizome; it produces a cluster of one or more unbranched stems around 50 - 80cm tall with 3 - 5 leaves in a whorl at the summit of the stem[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1772 Title Genus Panax L. (Araliaceae) in India Publication Pleione 1(2): 46 - 54. 2007. Author Arun K. Pandey et al Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ]. This is one of several species in this genus, native to the Indian Himalayas, that are highly valued and widely used in traditional medicine and are harvested in quantity from the wild.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern India (Himalayas, Assam), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China

HabitatForests in valleys; at elevations from 1,800 - 3,400 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Mixed or coniferous forests or under the floor of the bamboos; in moist habitats or along ravines; at elevations from 1,200 - 5,000 metres[ 1772 Title Genus Panax L. (Araliaceae) in India Publication Pleione 1(2): 46 - 54. 2007. Author Arun K. Pandey et al Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ].