Congea

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Congea
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Congea griffithiana flower
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Congea tomentosa at Enchanting Floral Gardens, Maui, Hawaii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Symphorematoideae
Genus: Congea
Roxb., 1820
Synonyms[1]
  • Calochlamys C.Presl

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]
  1. Congea chinensis Moldenke - Yunnan, Myanmar
  2. H.R.Fletcher - Thailand
  3. King & Gamble - Malaysia, Sumatra
  4. Munir - Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia; naturalized in Sri Lanka
  5. Moldenke - Thailand
  6. Moldenke - Vietnam (C. chinensis × C. connata)
  7. Munir - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalized in Fiji
  8. Moldenke - Thailand
  9. H.R.Fletcher - Thailand, Myanmar
  10. 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
  11. Wight - Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra
  12. Griff. - Indochina

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Roxburgh W (1820) Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3(4): 90, t. 293.
  3. ^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 49 绒苞藤属 rong bao teng shu Congea Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel. 3: 90. 1820.

External links[]

  • Media related to Congea at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Congea at Wikispecies
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