Congea

Congea[2] is a small genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described by William Roxburgh in 1820.

Congea
Congea griffithiana flower
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
Synonyms[1]
  • Calochlamys C.Presl

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. Congea connata H.R.Fletcher - Thailand
  3. Congea forbesii King & Gamble - Malaysia, Sumatra
  4. Congea griffithiana Munir - Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia; naturalized in Sri Lanka
  5. Congea hansenii Moldenke - Thailand
  6. Congea × munirii Moldenke - Vietnam (C. chinensis × C. connata)
  7. Congea pedicellata Munir - Laos, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalized in Fiji
  8. Congea rockii Moldenke - Thailand
  9. Congea siamensis 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. Congea velutina Wight - Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra
  12. Congea vestita Griff. - Indochina

References
  1. 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.
  • Media related to Congea at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Congea at Wikispecies
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