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Congea tomentosa.jpg

Congea tomentosa  Roxb.

Wooly Congea, Shower Orchid​

Plants > Angiosperms > Lamiaceae > ​​Congea tomentosa

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Congea
Species: tomentosa


  • Common names: Wooly Congea, Shower Orchid​
  • Thai names: กาใบ้ดง ka-bai-dong (Yao), ค้างเบี้ย khang bia (Nakhon Phanom), เครือออน khruea on (Northern), งวงชุม nguang chum (Loei), จั่งบั่ง chang bang (Chiang Mai), ท้องปลิง thong pling (Chanthaburi), เบี้ย bia (Nakhon Phanom), พญาโจร phaya chon (Bangkok), พลูหีบ phlu hip (Nakhon Ratchasima), พวงประดิษฐ์ phuang pradit (Bangkok), ล้วงสุ่มขาว luang sum khao (Nakhon Ratchasima), ล้วงสุ่มตัวผู้ luang sum tua phu (Nakhon Ratchasima), สะแกบ sakaep (Uttaradit), สังขยา sang khaya (Phitsanulok, Songkhla), ออนแดง on daeng (Chiang Mai)
  • Chinese names: 绒苞藤 rong bao teng
  • Distribution: Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Image locations: Mae Hong Son (Pang Mapha)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Congea tomentosa from Thailand.
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Congea tomentosa, Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son, February 2018
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Congea tomentosa, Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son, February 2018

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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