Congea tomentosa – eFlora of India

February 19, 2011
Congea

Congea tomentosa Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 90 1820. (Syn: Calochlamys capitata C.Presl; Congea azurea Wall. [Invalid]; Congea oblonga Pierre ex Dop; Congea petelotii Moldenke; Congea tomentosa var. nivea Munir; Congea tomentosa var. oblongifolia Schauer; Congea villosa (Roxb.) Wight; Congea villosa (Roxb.) Voigt; Roscoea villosa Roxb.);

Wooly Congea, Shower Orchid, Shower of Orchid;

Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per Flora of China;

Plants from Sri Lanka – efloraofindia | Google Groups
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Recently I had been to Sri Lanka and have photographed few plants/Flowers. As this country is part of indian sub-continent, many of the plants are common in both the countries. From today onwards, I’ ll be posting some of the photographs. Kindly help me in identifying them or otherwise enjoy the beauty.

This creeper of pink flowers was simply amazing. We could hardly see any leaves on it. Any clue ?

Congea tomentosa–Shower of Orchids (Verbenaceae).

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FJ 12 041113 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.

Please ID this climber with white flowers. Photo was taken in Fiji in Sep 2013

This should be Congea tomentosa of Verbenaceae.

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Bush for ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 120113 : AK-3: A shrubby bush seen in Lalbagh, Bangalore on 24/7/2012.

Flowers having three petals.

Could this be any Hiptage species (H.benghalensis ?). A guess.

Thanks for a possible id.

This could be Congea tomentosa. … had posted it from Hakgala Garden, Sri Lanka earlier.

Experts kindly confirm id please.

References:

The Plant List GRIN Flora of China Wikipedia Fact Sheet

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