Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Rindera (named after Dr. A. Rinder, the discoverer of the first plants of this genus). Boraginaceae. Perennial herbs, erect, canescent-pubescent, scabrous or glabrous, base often cespitose: sts. simple or sparingly branched: lvs. alternate, narrow: cymes terminal, corymbose or paniculate-racemose, without bracts; fls. pedicelled; calyx 5-parted, lobes narrow; corolla tubular-funnel-shaped; lobes 5, imbricate, broad or oblong, erect or somewhat spreading; stamens 5; ovary 4 distinct lobes: nutlets 4. About 10-15 species, S. Eu., W. and Cent. Asia. R. umbellata, Bunge. St. erect, 1-2 ft. high: basal lvs. tufted, evergreen, oblong to ovate-lanceolate, long-petioled; cauline lvs. lanceolate with a winged petiole or sessile, entire, gray-pubescent: fls. reddish yellow or dark brown; calyx densely woolly; corolla-lobes erect, oblong: nutlets ovate-orbicular, broadly winged. Hungary and Servia. G.C. III. 42:226.
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