Congea

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]
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