Miyama sentoso

Chamaele decumbens

  • Miyama sentoso
  • Miyama sentoso
  • Flower name
    Miyama sentoso
  • Scientific name
    Chamaele decumbens
  • Alias仙洞草
  • Place of originendemic to Japan.
  • Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Low mountains
  • Flowering seasonApril, May

What is Miyama sentoso

Miyama sentoso (scientific name: Chamaele decumbens f. japonica) is endemic to Japan and is an alpine variety of sentoso (C. decumbens), a perennial herb in the Chamaele genus of the family Apiaceae . It grows naturally in the mountains from Aichi Prefecture to Shikoku and Kyushu. It has no bracts and small bracts. Compared to C. decumbens, the lobes are linear and the lobes are narrower with a width of 0.3 to 1 mm.

Common name: Miyama sentoso, scientific name: Chamaele decumbens, origin: Japan, height: 10-25 cm, leaf shape: 3 times pinnate compound leaf, leaf color: pale green, inflorescence shape: compound umbel, flowering period: April to May, flower: white Flower color: white; Flower: five-petaled; Small flowers: 0.2-0.3 cm in diameter; Inflorescence diameter: 2.5-5 cm; Fruit shape: oval


  • Order
    Apiaceae
  • Family
    Apiaceae
  • Genus
    Chamaele
  • Species
    C. decumbens f. japonica
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    3 times pinnate compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typecold-resistant perennial grass
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height10.0 ~ 20.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.2 ~ 0.3 cm

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