Herbs, perennial,ca.80cm tall.Rhizome beadlike,internodes usually long and thin such as rope;Sometimes part of the nodules are densely shaped like bamboo whip,palmately compound leaves with 3-5 whorled stem apices;Petiole ca.9cm;Leaflets usually 5,smaller on either side,petioles 5-15mm long,central leaflets elliptic or elliptically ovate,10-13mm long,5-7cm wide,apex long acuminate,base suborbicular or cuneate,margin finely serrate,margin and both surfaces sparsely bristled.Umbel simple,sometimes its subumbels 1 or more small umbels;The flowers are small and pale green;Calyx apex 5-cuspate;Petals 5,ovate-triangular,apex acute;Stamens 5,filaments short;Ovary inferior,style usually 2,disjunct.Fruit is drupe berry,round,bright red when ripe.Flowering from July to August,fruiting from August to October.

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