Congea[2] is a small genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described by William Roxburgh in 1820.
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| Congea griffithiana flower | |
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| Congea tomentosa at Enchanting Floral Gardens, Maui, Hawaii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Symphorematoideae |
| Genus: | Congea Roxb., 1820 |
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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
- Congea connata H.R.Fletcher - Thailand
- Congea forbesii King & Gamble - Malaysia, Sumatra
- Congea griffithiana Munir - Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia; naturalized in Sri Lanka
- Congea hansenii Moldenke - Thailand
- Congea × munirii Moldenke - Vietnam (C. chinensis × C. connata)
- Congea pedicellata Munir - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalized in Fiji
- Congea rockii Moldenke - Thailand
- Congea siamensis 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
- Congea velutina Wight - Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra
- Congea vestita Griff. - Indochina
References
edit- ^ 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.
