Pan Yi went digging with a friend in the mountains in Shiyan , Hubei , China . Unearthed tuber which looks just like character from 2014 Marvel film . Tree-like humanoid first appeared as earth invader in comics in Today . Plenty wanted to pose with root , which is the same size as Pan Yi himself . Plant 's root , flower , and leaf used in Chinese medicine since at least 200BC .
Pan Yi went digging with a friend in the mountains in Shiyan , Hubei , China . Unearthed tuber which looks just like character from 2014 Marvel film . Tree-like humanoid first appeared as earth invader in comics in 1960 . Plenty wanted to pose with root , which is the same size as Pan Yi himself . Plant 's root , flower , and leaf used in Chinese medicine since at least 200BC .