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Morphological characteristics of Panax notoginseng

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Panax notoginseng is a perennial herb with a height of 30cm to 60cm. The main root is fleshy, mostly short conical. The rhizome is short and thick, commonly known as "sheep's intestines". Aboveground stems erect, smooth, glabrous, solitary, unbranched, longitudinally striated. Palmately compound leaves 3-6 whorled stem apical, long stalked; leaflets 3-7, long elliptic to Obovate, 5-15 cm long, margin serrulate, bristles on both sides of veins. Umbels solitary at the top of the stem, flowers numerous, bisexual, yellowish green at first blooming, white when in full bloom; calyx and Corolla 5 each

Panax notoginseng is a perennial herb with a height of 30cm to 60cm. The main root is fleshy, mostly short conical. The rhizome is short and thick, commonly known as "sheep's intestines". Aboveground stems erect, smooth, glabrous, solitary, unbranched, longitudinally striated. Palmately compound leaves 3-6 whorled stem apical, long stalked; leaflets 3-7, long elliptic to Obovate, 5-15 cm long, margin serrulate, bristles on both sides of veins. Umbels solitary at the top of the stem, flowers numerous, bisexual, yellowish green at the beginning of bloom, white when in full bloom; calyx and Corolla 5 each. The berries are reniform, bright red when ripe, with 1 to 3 white seeds, mostly 2, oblate. The florescence is from July to September and the fruiting period is from September to November.

 
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