Congea

Congea
Congea
Congea tomentosa at Enchanting Floral Gardens, Maui, Hawaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Congea
Roxb.
Species

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Congea is a small genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.

It contains climbing plants native to 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.

Selected species

  • Congea azurea
  • Congea barbata
  • Congea chinensis
  • Congea connata
  • Congea ferruginea
  • Congea forbesii
  • Congea griffithii
  • Congea griffithiana
  • Congea hansenii
  • Congea involucratum
  • Congea jackiana
  • Congea oblonga
  • Congea paniculata
  • Congea pedicellata
  • Congea pentandra
  • Congea peteloti
  • Congea rockii
  • Congea siamensis
  • Congea tomentosa, commonly called Shower Orchid, Shower of Orchids, or Wooly Congea.
  • Congea unguiculata
  • Congea velutina
  • Congea vestita
  • Congea villosa



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  • Congĕa — (C. Roxb.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Verbenaceae Aegiphilae; Arten: in Ostindien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Congea —   Congea …   Wikipedia Español

  • Congea — ID 21022 Symbol Key CONGE Common Name congea Family Verbenaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR Growth Habit N/A Duratio …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Congea tomentosa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Congea chinensis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots …   Wikipedia

  • Congea tomentosa —   Congea tomentosa …   Wikipedia Español

  • Congea Roxb. — Symbol CONGE Common Name congea Botanical Family Verbenaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Congea tomentosa — ID 21023 Symbol Key COTO2 Common Name lluvia de orquideas Family Verbenaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR Growth Habit Vine Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Congea tomentosa Roxb. — Symbol COTO2 Common Name lluvia de orquideas Botanical Family Verbenaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Japonesa — Congea (S) …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

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