Verbenaceae · Congea

Sahuai-Hrui / Shower Orchid

Congea tomentosa

Shrub
Habit
Shrub
Found in India
Mizoram, West Bengal, Kerala & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Congea tomentosa
Genus
Congea
Habit
Shrub
Found in India
Mizoram, West Bengal, Kerala, Manipur
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.The stems, leaves and bracts are covered with fine, downy hairs. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Sahuai-Hrui itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Pinkrecorded
Flower arrangement
Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Drupe

Characters marked “recorded” are for Sahuai-Hrui itself; the rest are typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Mizo
Sahuai-hrui

About Sahuai-Hrui

Shower Orchid (Congea tomentosa) belongs to the Verbenaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Mizoram, West Bengal, Kerala and 1 other states.

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Botanical family

Verbenaceae

Verbena/Teak family

Sahuai-Hrui belongs to the Verbenaceae family.

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