Zanha Explained

Zanha is a small genus of plants in the family Sapindaceae that are native to Africa.

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.^[1]

Species

This genus includes the following species:

• Zanha africana (Radlk.) Exell – Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe^[2]
• 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^[3]
• Zanha suaveolens Capuron – Madagascar^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bingham . Mike G. . Willemen . Annette . Wursten . Bart T. . Ballings . Petra . Hyde . Mark A. . Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Zanha . Flora of Zambia . 18 January 2024.
2. Web site: Zanha africana (Radlk.) Exell . . . 18 January 2024.
3. Web site: Zanha golungensis Hiern . . . 18 January 2024.
4. Web site: Zanha suaveolens Capuron . . . 18 January 2024.