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Pankycodon

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Pankycodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Pankycodon
D.Y.Hong & X.T.Ma
Species:
P. purpureus
Binomial name
Pankycodon purpureus
(Wall.) D.Y.Hong & X.T.Ma
Synonyms[1]
  • Campanula purpurea (Wall.) Spreng.
  • Codonopsis purpurea Wall. (1824) (basionym)
  • Glosocomia purpurea (Wall.) Rupr.
  • Wahlenbergia purpurea (Wall.) A.DC.

Pankycodon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. It includes a single species, Pankycodon purpureus, a perennial native to the Himalayas and western Yunnan.[1]

Pankycodon is named after botanist Pan Kai-Yu (1937-), who is the wife of Prof. Hong De-Yuan, one of the authors of the article that introduced by the genus.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Pankycodon purpureus (Wall.) D.Y.Hong & X.T.Ma". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. "Pankycodon | International Plant Names Index". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  3. Wang, Qiang; Ma, Xin‐Tang; Hong, De‐Yuan (September 2014). "Phylogenetic analyses reveal three new genera of the Campanulaceae". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 52 (5): 541–550. doi:10.1111/jse.12096. ISSN 1674-4918.
  4. "Kai Yu Pan". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2026-03-23.