{"url":"https://treescape.app/api/genera/panax/?format=json","slug":"panax","latin_name":"Panax","description":"The Panax (ginseng) genus belongs to the Araliaceae (ivy) family. Panax species are characterized by the presence of ginsenosides and gintonin. Panax is one of approximately 60 plant genera with a classical disjunct east Asian and east North American distribution. Furthermore, this disjunct distribution is asymmetric as only two of the ~18 species in genus are native to North America.","gbif_id":3037591,"image_thumbnail":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/thumbnails/panax_thumbnail_D9vfQiU.jpg","image_large":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/large/panax_thumbnail_BqYItxe.jpg"}