See text Schindleria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Petiveriaceae.

[2] They have bisexual (bearing both male and female reproductive organs),[3] actinomorphic flowers (regular or radially symmetrical).

[2] They many stamens (between 12 and 25),[2][3] and the ovary is cylindric or ovoid (in shape),[3] and one-carpellate (consisting of carpels).

[2][3] The pollen grains are similar in form to those of members of the Chenopodioideae family (including Amaranthus and Celosia).

The genus name of Schindleria is in honour of Anton Karl Schindler (1879–1964), a German dentist and botanist.