Congea

Congea griffithiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Symphorematoideae
Genus: Congea
Species: C. chinensis – C. connata – C. forbesii – C. griffithiana – C. hansenii – C. pedicellata – C. rockii – C. siamensis – C. tomentosa – C. velutina – C. vestita

Nothospecies: C. × munirii

Name

• Congea Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 90 (1820)
• Type species: Congea tomentosa Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 90 (1820)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Calochlamys C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 578 (1845)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India Regional: China China South-Central Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Honduras, Panamá, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. 1811–1820. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel; selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company, / by William Roxburgh, M.D. ; Published, by their order, under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. ; Vol. III. London. BHL Reference page. : 3: 90.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Congea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 June 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Congea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 June 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Congea. Published online. Accessed: June 21 2014.

Vernacular names

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