Panax vietnamensis

Panax vietnamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Panax
Subgenus: Panax subg. Panax
Species:
P. vietnamensis
Binomial name
Panax vietnamensis
Ha & Grushv.
Synonyms
  • Panax vietnamensis var. fuscidiscus K.Komatsu, S.Zhu & S.Q.Cai

Panax vietnamensis or Vietnamese ginseng (Vietnamese: Sâm Ngọc Linh, lit.'Ngọc Linh ginseng') is a species of the ginseng genus Panax. In Vietnam the species, prized in herbal medicine, is commercially very valuable and now considered threatened.