Panax notoginseng

(Burkill) F.H.Chen ex C.H.Chow · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Panax

At a glance

Occurrence records27

Data sources11

Biological traits10

DNA specimens37

eDNA detections35

Sources11 archives

Databases and archives Panax notoginseng's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility27 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI35 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics37 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page7 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources10 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS · NPASS509 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF27 records

Environmental DNA2 datasets · 3 countries35 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD37 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · NCBI≈2.7 Gbp

01Narrative

Женьшень ложный, или Панакс псевдоженьшень, или Псевдоженьшень, или Ложный женьшень — многолетнее травянистое растение рода Женьшень семейства Аралиевые.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formhemicryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinesswoody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

03Chemical composition509 compounds

Compounds documented for Panax notoginseng across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Dammarane and Protostane triterpenoids296

Aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids17

Fatty aldehydes12

Fatty alcohols10

Hydrocarbons9

Documented compounds509 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(+)-(Z)-Nerolidol	present	NPASS
(+)-1(10),4-Cadinadiene	present	NPASS
(+)-alpha-Muurolene	present	NPASS
(+)-alpha-Pinene	present	NPASS
(+)-beta-Caryophyllene	present	NPASS
(+)-Bicyclogermacrene	present	NPASS
(+)-Calarene	present	NPASS
(+)-Camphene	present	NPASS
(-)-alpha-Gurjunene	present	NPASS
(-)-Bicycloelemene	present	NPASS

05DNA & barcoding37 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Panax notoginseng has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens37

Marker genes5

eDNA detections35

Countries3

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P★matK★rbcL★rbcLa★ITS2

animal barcodeplant barcodefungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · NCBI

The complete instruction manual Panax notoginseng carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is

Genome size≈2 660 677 618 bp assembly estimate

Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).

BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb

FUNGUS0.04 Gb

INSECT0.25 Gb

THIS GENOME Panax notoginseng2.66 Gb

HUMAN3.2 Gb

WHEAT17 Gb

FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 24 n = 12

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records24–242n range24median24mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 242×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · eflora

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Kondo, K., K. Taniguchi, R. Tanaka & Z. Gu. 1992. Karyomorphological studies in Chinese plant-species involving the Japanese floristic element, I. Amer. Camellia Yearb. 1992: 131–156.

CCDB · eflora

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers

Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.

Assembly levelChromosome

Completeness98% BUSCO

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type27 records

Museum / vouchered27

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO52 km²

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 27 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence27

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 6 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Beijing, CN	5
Kunming, CN	3
Guangzhou, CN	2
National Institute for Food and Drug Controllocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Nanjing, CN	1

6 institutions · 13 of 27 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA35 detections

Where the DNA of Panax notoginseng was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found35

Studies independent surveys2

Countries3

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 35 detections have coordinates

Open the map3 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Measured at samplingin-field

pH6.25 5.70–6.80

Conductivity19.0 µS/cm 18.0–20.0

Organic carbon0.965 % 0.86–1.07

Nitrate-N3.00 mg/kg

Phosphorus3.00 mg/kg

Clay24.7 % 23.9–25.5

Sand63.6 % 63.2–64.1

Depth0.2 m

SoilHydrosolDermosols

2 samples with on-site data · median with range · describes the sample, not the organism

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median10.0 °C 10.0–26.6

Seasonal swing summer↔winter31.5 °C

Max temp (day)15.7 °C 15.7–29.2

Min temp (night)3.10 °C 3.10–24.6

Precipitation13.8 mm/mo 13.8–319

Air humidity45.7 % 45.7–66.7

Moisture balance-95.2 mm/mo -95.2–169

Vapour deficit827 Pa 827–1,154

Wind speed4.50 m/s 1.70–4.50

Cloud cover24.1 % 24.1–78.3

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 12 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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