Chamaele decumbens
is an elf-like perennial, 10-25cm in height, inhabiting forests
or edges in mountainous regions. Leaves are of a pinnate or
bi-to-tri-pinnate compound leaf, with long purple-tinged petioles;
most are radical. Leaflets are ovate, triangular, etc., variable in
shape. Tips of flower stalks, having emerged from the base of the
plants, set Inflorescences called compound umbels on them, in which
several white flowers come out. Peduncles are 3-5 in number, one of
which is short. Bloom time: March-May. |