Cynanchum elegans explained

Cynanchum elegans, the white-flowered wax plant, is a plant species in the genus Cynanchum found in New South Wales in Australia.^[1] It is a threatened species.^{[2] [3]}

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). It was assigned to the genus, Cynanchum, in 1928 by Karel Domin.

Notes and References

1. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Cynanchum~elegans Cynanchum elegans on plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
2. http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/profile.aspx?id=10196 Cynanchum elegans on www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au
3. Web site: Cynanchum elegans on www.environment.nsw.gov.au . 2011-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120114153319/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/nature/tsprofileCynanchumElegans.pdf . 2012-01-14 . dead .