Panax japonicus
A species in the Araliaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Panax
- Species
- Panax japonicus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1842
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Panax japonicus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
33 synonyms in this snapshot
- Aralia japonicaName author: (T.Nees) Makino
- Aralia quinquefolia var. repensName author: (Maxim.) Burkill
- Aralia repensName author: (Steud. ex Maxim.) Matsum.
- Panax angustatusName author: (Makino) Honda
- Panax ginseng f. angustatusName author: Makino
- Panax ginseng f. dichrocarpusName author: Makino
- Panax ginseng f. dolichocarpusName author: Makino
- Panax ginseng f. trifoliolatusName author: Makino
- Panax ginseng f. xanthocarpusName author: Makino
- Panax ginseng var. japonicusName author: (Nees) Makino
- Panax ginseng var. repensName author: (Maxim.) Makino
- Panax japonicus f. angustatusName author: (Makino) Makino & Nemoto
- Panax japonicus f. dolichocarpusName author: (Makino) H.Hara
- Panax japonicus f. incisusName author: Nakai
- Panax japonicus f. lancifoliusName author: Nakai
- Panax japonicus f. trifoliolatusName author: (Makino) H.Hara
- Panax japonicus f. xanthocarpusName author: (Makino) Nakai
- Panax japonicus var. angustatusName author: (Makino) H.Hara
- Panax japonicus var. japonicusName author: Not supplied
- Panax japonicus var. parvifoliusName author: C.Y.Cheng & C.Y.Chu
- Panax pseudoginseng f. incisusName author: (Nakai) H.Hara
- Panax pseudoginseng f. xanthocarpusName author: (Makino) H.Hara
- Panax pseudoginseng subsp. japonicusName author: (T.Nees) H.Hara
- Panax pseudoginseng var. angustatusName author: (Makino) H.Hara
- Panax pseudoginseng var. japonicusName author: (T.Nees) G.Hoo & C.J.Tseng
- Panax quinquefolius var. coreensisName author: Siebold
- Panax quinquefolius var. japonicusName author: Siebold
- Panax quinquefolius var. repensName author: (Steud. ex Maxim.) Burkill
- Panax quinquefolius var. subsessilisName author: Miq.
- Panax repensName author: Steud. ex Maxim.
- Panax schin-seng f. angustatusName author: (Makino) Makino
- Panax schin-seng f. xanthocarpusName author: (Makino) Makino
- Panax schin-seng var. japonicusName author: T.Nees
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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