Vangueria cinerascens
Appearance
Vangueria cinerascens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Vangueria |
Species: | V. cinerascens
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Binomial name | |
Vangueria cinerascens | |
Synonyms | |
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.
Taxonomy
[edit]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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