竹节参(原变种) zhu jie shen (yuan bian zhong)

Panax schin-seng T. Nees var. japonicus T. Nees, Pl. Medecin. Suppl. [under Panax schin-seng]. 1833; Aralia quinquefolia (Linnaeus) Decaisne & Planchon var. repens (Maximo wicz) Burkill; P. pseudoginseng Wallich subsp. japonicus (T. Nees) H. Hara; P. pseudoginseng var. japonicus (T. Nees) G. Hoo & C. J. Tseng; P. repens Maximowicz.

Rootstock flagellate, like rhizome of bamboo. Leaflets not 2-pinnatifid, obovate-elliptic to oblong, 2.5-3 × as long as wide, apex long acuminate. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Sep.

Forests; 1200-3600 m. S Anhui, N Fujian, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, Vietnam].

"Panax quinquefolius var. japonicus" (Siebold, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 12: 45. 1830) belongs here but is a nomen nudum.