Native to the southeastern United States, Latin America (Paraguay and Uruguay), and the Caribbean, it is also found in Africa and Asia. In Southeast Asia, Cuba, and tropical West Africa, this plant is cultivated as a vegetable. It also has medicinal, ornamental, and livestock fodder uses.

Javanese ginseng can grow in lowlands up to 1,250 m above sea level, with rainfall ranging from 2,000 to 4,000 mm per year. It prefers sandy clay soil with a high organic content and a light intensity of at least 75%.

• The taproot is brown.

• The stem is woody, round, grooved, hairy, and brownish-green.

• The leaves are opposite, short-stalked, ovate, and have flat edges with pointed tips and bases. The veins are pinnate and green. They are 3-10 cm long and 1.5-5 cm wide.

• The inflorescence is compound, umbrella-shaped, with five reddish-purple petals.

• The seeds are small, flat, round, and shiny black, measuring 0.7-1 mm.

• Propagated generatively (seeds) and vegetatively (stem/branch cuttings 12 cm long).

• Plant at a spacing of 50 x 40 cm.

• Harvest leaves after 3-6 months and roots after 7 months.

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