Zanha
Genus of flowering plants
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Zanha is a small genus of plants in the family Sapindaceae that are native to Africa.[2]
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| Zanha golungensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dodonaeoideae |
| Genus: | Zanha Hiern[1] |
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Description
Members of the genus Zanha are medium-sized deciduous trees with paripinnate leaves. The inflorescence is a short paniculate thyrse that bears dioecious flowers. The fruit is a reddish drupe.[2][3]
Species
This genus includes the following species:[2]
- Zanha africana (Radlk.) Exell – Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe[4]
- Zanha golungensis Hiern – Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe[5]
- Zanha suaveolens Capuron – Madagascar[6]
