Whole-Genome Sequencing and Analysis of the Chinese Herbal Plant Panax notoginseng

Dear Editor Panax notoginseng （Burk.） F.H. Chen （2n = 2x = 24, common name sanqi or tianql）, belonging to the Araliaceae family, is a slow-growing plant species documented in the ancient Chinese medical literatures for its ability to ameliorate hemostasis and improve blood circulation （Wang et al., 2016）. After decades of pharmacological research, a variety of P. notoginseng-specific secondary metabolites （notably ginsenosides, notoginsenosides and gypenosides） were isolated, identified, and implicated in conferring medicinal properties （Wang et al., 2016）.