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.
Congea 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 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 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
