Congea
Encyclopedia
Congea is a small genus
of flowering plant
s 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 greenhouse
s, but this is mainly restricted to conservatories on large estates or botanic gardens.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the mint
Mentha
Mentha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae . The species are not clearly distinct and estimates of the number of species varies from 13 to 18. Hybridization between some of the species occurs naturally...
family, Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...
.
It contains climbing plants
Vine
A vine in the narrowest sense is the grapevine , but more generally it can refer to any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent, that is to say climbing, stems or runners...
native to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
that are rarely seen in cultivation outside the
tropics. One species, Congea tomentosa
Congea tomentosa
Congea tomentosa is a large tropical evergreen vine, commonly referred to as Wooly Congea, Shower Orchid, or Shower of Orchid. . It is called lluvia de orquideas or terciopelo in Spanish, krua on in Thai, and rong bao teng in Chinese...
, is occasionally grown in large greenhouse
Greenhouse
A greenhouse is a building in which plants are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to very large buildings...
s, but this is mainly restricted to conservatories on large estates or botanic gardens.
Selected species
- Congea azurea
- Congea barbata
- Congea chinensisCongea chinensisCongea chinensis is a plant in the Vervain family. In Chinese, it is known as 华绒苞藤 .It is native to south Yunnan and Myanmar, and is found in mixed forests at 700 to 1500 meter above sea level.-Botanical Description:...
- 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 tomentosaCongea tomentosaCongea tomentosa is a large tropical evergreen vine, commonly referred to as Wooly Congea, Shower Orchid, or Shower of Orchid. . It is called lluvia de orquideas or terciopelo in Spanish, krua on in Thai, and rong bao teng in Chinese...
, commonly called Shower Orchid, Shower of Orchids, or Wooly Congea. - Congea unguiculata
- Congea velutina
- Congea vestita
- Congea villosa