Cynanchum elegans
White-flowered Wax Plant
©eyeweed on Flickr: White-flowered Wax Plant (Cynanchum elegans) found near Bimbadeen lookout near Cessnock, NSW Australia
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Cynanchum
Species
Cynanchum elegans
Status
vulnerable
Colours
Distinguishing features
It is a creeper with a highly variable form. Mature stems have a fissured corky bark. The leaves are paired (or rarely in threes), ovate to broadly ovate in shape, 1.5 to 10.5 cm long, and 1.5 to 7.5 cm wide. The flowers are white, tubular, and up to 4 mm long and 12 mm wide. The fruit is a dry pointed pod up to 8 cm long, which contains up to 45 seeds with long silky hairs attached to one end. (NSW Government)
Size
- Up to 1000 cm (Vine length)
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is found in New South Wales in Australia. (Wikipedia)
