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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
	Ancylanthos cinerascens Welw. ex Hiern; Tapiphyllum cinerascens (Welw. ex Hiern) Robyns;

Vangueria cinerascens is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.^[1]^[2] 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.

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

References

^ "Vangueria cinerascens (Welw. ex Hiern) Lantz". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
^ "Vangueria cinerascens (Welw. ex Hiern) Lantz". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

External links

World Checklist of Rubiaceae

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[POWO-1] "Vangueria cinerascens (Welw. ex Hiern) Lantz". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

[COL-2] "Vangueria cinerascens (Welw. ex Hiern) Lantz". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

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