Congea
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Congea griffithiana flower | |
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Congea tomentosa at Enchanting Floral Gardens, Maui, Hawaii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Subfamily: | Symphorematoideae |
Genus: | Congea Roxb., 1820 |
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Congea[2] is a small genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described by William Roxburgh in 1820.
It contains vines native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia[1][3] that are rarely seen in cultivation outside the tropics. One species, Congea tomentosa, is occasionally grown in large greenhouses, but this is mainly restricted to conservatories on large estates or botanic gardens.
- Species[1]
- Congea chinensis Moldenke - Yunnan, Myanmar
- H.R.Fletcher - Thailand
- King & Gamble - Malaysia, Sumatra
- Munir - Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia; naturalized in Sri Lanka
- Moldenke - Thailand
- Moldenke - Vietnam (C. chinensis × C. connata)
- Munir - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalized in Fiji
- Moldenke - Thailand
- H.R.Fletcher - Thailand, Myanmar
- Congea tomentosa Roxb., commonly called Shower Orchid, Shower of Orchids, or Wooly Congea. - Yunnan, Assam, Bangladesh, Indochina; naturalized in Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka
- Wight - Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra
- Griff. - Indochina
References[]
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Roxburgh W (1820) Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3(4): 90, t. 293.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 49 绒苞藤属 rong bao teng shu Congea Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel. 3: 90. 1820.
External links[]
Categories:
- Lamiaceae
- Lamiaceae genera
- Flora of Asia