Sphenodesme

Life-forms

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. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2014. Congea. Published online. Accessed: June 21 2014. Reference page.

Vernacular names
Congea[2] 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[1][3] that are 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.

Species[1]

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
Congea tomentosa 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
Congea vestita Griff. - Indochina

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Roxburgh W (1820) Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3(4): 90, t. 293.
Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 49 绒苞藤属 rong bao teng shu Congea Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel. 3: 90. 1820.
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: Sphenodesme
Species: S. amethystina – S. eryciboides – S. ferruginea – S. floribunda – S. griffithiana – S. involucrata – S. mekongensis – S. mollis – S. pentandra – S. pierrei – S. racemosa – S. sarawakensis – S. stellata – S. thorelii – S. triflora
Name

Sphenodesme Jack, Malayan Misc. 1(1): 19 (1820)
Type species: Sphenodesme pentandra Jack, Malayan Misc. 1(1): 19 (1820)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Roscoea Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 54 (1832), nom. illeg.
Viticastrum C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 577 (1845)
Decadontia Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 175 (1854)
Brachynema F.Muell., Fragm. 3: 90 (1862), nom. rej.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Indian subcontinent
Andaman Is., Assam, India, Sri Lanka
Regional: China
China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan
Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Southestern Asia
Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Jack, W. 1820. Descriptions of Malayan plants. No. 1. Malayan Miscellanies 1(5): 1–49. Google Books Reference page. : 1(1): 19.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Sphenodesme 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. Sphenodesme. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 June 2014. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2014. Sphenodesme. Published online. Accessed: June 21 2014. Reference page.

Vernacular names
中文: 楔翅藤属

Sphenodesme is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1820. The genus is native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia.[1][3]
Species

The following are listed in the Kew World Checklist:[1]

Sphenodesme amethystina Dop - Vietnam
Sphenodesme eryciboides Kurz - Myanmar, Thailand
Sphenodesme ferruginea (Griff.) Briq. - Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand
Sphenodesme floribunda Chun & F.C.How - Guangdong, Hainan
Sphenodesme griffithiana Wight - Vietnam, Myanmar
Sphenodesme involucrata (C.Presl) B.L.Rob - India, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan
Sphenodesme mekongensis Dop - Laos, Thailand
Sphenodesme mollis Craib - Yunnan, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Sphenodesme pentandra Jack - Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Assam, Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Malaya, Borneo, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan
Sphenodesme pierrei Dop - Vietnam
Sphenodesme racemosa (C.Presl) Moldenke - Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra
Sphenodesme sarawakensis Moldenke - Borneo
Sphenodesme stellata Merr. - Sabah
Sphenodesme thorelii Dop - Vietnam
Sphenodesme triflora Wight - Thailand, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Biodiversity Heritage Library:Bulletin de la Société botanique de France.
Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 48 楔翅藤属 xie chi teng shu Sphenodesme Jack, Malayan Misc. 1: 19. 1820.