Cynanchum elegans

Cynanchum elegans, the white-flowered wax plant, is a plant species in the genus Cynanchum found in New South Wales in Australia.[4] It is a threatened species.[5][6]

Cynanchum elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cynanchum
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cynanchum elegans
Synonyms[3]

Vincetoxicum elegans Benth.

It was first described by George Bentham in 1868 as Vincetoxicum elegans, from two specimens: one collected by Woolls and the other by "Miss Scott" (either Helena or Harriet).[7][8] It was assigned to the genus, Cynanchum, in 1928 by Karel Domin.[1][2]

References
  1. "Cynanchum elegans". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Domin, K. (1928) Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1085
  3. "Cynanchum elegans (Benth.) Domin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  4. Cynanchum elegans on plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
  5. Cynanchum elegans on www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au
  6. "Cynanchum elegans on www.environment.nsw.gov.au" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  7. "Vincetoxicum elegans". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  8. Bentham, G. (1868) Flora Australiensis 4: 330

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