Congea

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Congea
Congea tomentosa at Enchanting Floral Gardens, Maui, Hawaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Verbenaceae Genus: Congea Roxb.
Species
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Congea is a genus of the Vervain family (Verbenaceae).

This small genus of climbing plants, native to Southeast Asia, is 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.

[edit] Species in this genus include:

• 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