Vangueria cinerascens

Vangueria cinerascens is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found from Tanzania to South Tropical Africa. The epithet is a Latin adjective (classical Latin cinerescens, from verb cinerescere, to turn into ashes) meaning ash-coloured, referring to the indumentum on the leaves.

Vangueria cinerascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Vangueria
Species:
V. cinerascens
Binomial name
Vangueria cinerascens
(Welw. ex Hiern) Lantz
Synonyms

Taxonomy

There are 5 varieties:

  • V. cinerascens var. cinerascens
  • V. cinerascens var. inaequalis (Robyns) Lantz
  • V. cinerascens var. laeta (Robyns) Lantz
  • V. cinerascens var. laevior (K.Schum.) Lantz
  • V. cinerascens var. richardsiae (Robyns) Lantz
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