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Panax (ginseng)

Angiospermae - Apiales - Araliaceae

Taxonomy
Panax was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Araliaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Panax Linnaeus
1919Panax Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Campanulids
orderApiales
familyAraliaceae
genusPanax

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Panax Linnaeus 1753 [ginseng]
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†Panax andrewsii Cockerell 1908
†Panax cretacea Heer 1906
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available