Vangueria cinerascens
| Vangueria cinerascens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Vanguerieae |
| Genus: | Vangueria |
| Species: | V. cinerascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Vangueria cinerascens (Welw. ex Hiern) Lantz | |
| Synonyms | |
Vangueria cinerascens is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is found from Tanzania to South Tropical Africa. The epithet is a latin adjectiv meaning ash-coloured, referring to the indumentum on the leaves.
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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