Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...
, first described by William Roxburgh in 1820.
It contains vines native to southern
China
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Congea tomentosa
''Congea tomentosa'' is a large tropical evergreen vine, commonly referred to as wooly congea, shower orchid, or shower of orchid. (Despite the name, it is not closely related to orchids). It is called ''lluvia de orquideas'' or ''terciopelo'' i ...
'', is occasionally grown in large
greenhouse
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s, 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
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Congea tomentosa
''Congea tomentosa'' is a large tropical evergreen vine, commonly referred to as wooly congea, shower orchid, or shower of orchid. (Despite the name, it is not closely related to orchids). It is called ''lluvia de orquideas'' or ''terciopelo'' i ...
'' 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
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Congea vestita
''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 outsid ...