An erect herb with succulent roots. Leaves oblong to obovate, pinnate or trifoliate;radical leaves with large deeply lobed segments, cauline tripartite; segments once ortwice trifid; leaflets ovate, sub-orbicular, 3-lobed. Flowers white or greenish white,small, in short peduncled or sessile compound umbels. Fruits cremocarp, with twomericarps, sub-orbicular to ellipsoid, greyish brown to brown with pale rides. (India)