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December 2023

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Panax quinquefolius L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1058 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000263699.

Synonyms of Panax quinquefolius L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Aralia quinquefolia (L.) Decne. & Planch. Rev. Hort. (Paris) , sér. 4, 3: 105 (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000258873
Panax americanus (Raf.) Raf. New Fl. 4: 58 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000263517
Panax cuneatus Raf. Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 6: 286 (1834) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000263568
Panax americanus var. elatus Raf. New Fl. 4: 58 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000488915
Panax americanus var. obovatus (Raf.) Raf. New Fl. 4: 58 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000798583
Panax quinquefolius var. americanus Raf. Med. Fl. 2: 52 (1830) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000798584
Panax quinquefolius var. obovatus Raf. Med. Fl. 2: 52 (1830) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000798585
Ginseng quinquefolium (L.) Alph.Wood Amer. Bot. Fl. : 142 (1871) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000972647