Ramondia

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Scientific Names

Read about Ramondia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ramondia (named for L. F. E. von Ramond de Carbonnieres, French botanist and traveler, 1753- 1827). Usually spelled Ramondia, but first written Ramonda. Gesneriaceae. Subacaulescent herbs with reddish lanate-villous hairs, suitable for rockwork. Leaves basal, softly rugose: scapes leafless, 1- to few-fld. : fls. violet or pale purple; calyx free, 4-5- rarely 6-parted, the segms. ovate or oblong; corolla with scarcely any tube, rotate or broad-campanulate, 4-5- rarely 6-cleft, the lobes broad; perfect stamens as many as the corolla-lobes, affixed at the base of the corolla; ovary superior, conical: caps, oblong, rather acute.—About 10 species, mountains of Eu. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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