Cynanchum elegans

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Cynanchum elegans
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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.

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]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cynanchum elegans". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 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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