Pan India Bouquets

Panax pseudo-ginseng Wall.

Family : Araliaceae
(Ginseng Or Aralia Or Ivy Family)
Family (Hindi name) : DAIN FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Araliaceae
Synonym(s) : Aralia pseudoginseng (Wall.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke; Panax schin-seng T.Nees
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Panax pseudoginseng Wall.
Common name : Himalayan Ginseng, Nepal Ginseng
Vernacular name : Mangan, Nadar (Nepali)
Habit : Perennial herb or small shrub
Habitat : Coniferous forest, 1500 - 3650 m. altitude
Comments / notes : An important species in traditional medicine.
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : India, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : South Tibet to Central Nepal and North India
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 142; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 340-341
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Panax pseudo-ginseng. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.