Vangueria cinerascens
# 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.

## 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
