The leaves are nearly round or ovate, 3-9cm long, 2-8cm wide, tapering at the top, round or microcardiform at the base, entire, slightly raised veins at the back of the leaves, 1-3cm long petioles with grooves.
The leaves are ovate to nearly round, slightly smaller than the former, about 2-6cm long and 1.5-5.5cm wide, with sharp tip at the top, round or heart-shaped at the base, entire.
The flower heads are axillary, bracts are small, 2 bracteoles are calyx shaped and oblong, perianth is lavender or reddish, egg shaped and oblong, the top is blunt, the bottom is white, the filaments are white, and the anthers are stigma elliptic and yellowish.
Rattan Panax notoginseng is raceme, bracts are narrow, one pair of bracteoles below is wide triangle, one pair of bracteoles above is wide ellipse to nearly circle, perianth is white, gradually black, and it is oblong to ellipse when flowering.
