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Panax vietnamensis
Also called Bamboo Ginseng
Vietnamese ginseng (Panax vietnamensis) is a perennial woodland herb from the ginseng genus, prized in herbal medicine and now threatened in the wild. It grows from rhizomes and does best in cool, shaded, humid forest conditions.
Panax vietnamensis or Vietnamese ginseng (Vietnamese: Sâm Ngọc Linh, lit. 'Ngọc Linh ginseng') is a species of the ginseng genus Panax. In Vietnam the species, prized in herbal medicine, is commercially very valuable and now considered threatened.
In Vietnam, P. vietnamensis is found primarily in the Mount Ngọc Linh area of Quảng Ngãi province and Da Nang, from which its local name is derived. It is also found in the Mount Ngọc Lum Heo and Mount Ngọc Am areas of Quảng Nam Province. Its habitat is areas under jungle leaf canopy or near running water, at altitudes above 1,200 metres (4,000 ft). The species is also reported from central and southern provinces of China.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Panax vietnamensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
