Cynanchum elegans

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Plant description

Common name:         White-flowered Wax Plant

Conservation status: Threatened

• It is a threatened species

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Distribution:                  

• NSW    

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • 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.

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynanchum_elegans (Jan 2024)