# Zanha

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***Zanha*** is a small [genus](/source/Genus) of plants in the family [Sapindaceae](/source/Sapindaceae) that are native to Africa.[2]

## Description

Members of the genus *Zanha* are medium-sized [deciduous](/source/Deciduous) trees with [paripinnate](/source/Pinnation#Plants) leaves. The inflorescence is a short [paniculate](/source/Paniculate) [thyrse](/source/Thyrse) that bears [dioecious](/source/Dioecious) flowers. The fruit is a reddish [drupe](/source/Drupe).[2][3]

## Species

This genus includes the following species:[2]

- *[Zanha africana](/source/Zanha_africana)* ([Radlk.](/source/Ludwig_Adolph_Timotheus_Radlkofer)) [Exell](/source/Arthur_Wallis_Exell) – [Angola](/source/Angola), [Botswana](/source/Botswana), [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo), [Kenya](/source/Kenya), [Malawi](/source/Malawi), [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique), [Namibia](/source/Namibia), [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania), [Zambia](/source/Zambia), [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe)[4]
- *[Zanha golungensis](/source/Zanha_golungensis)* [Hiern](/source/William_Philip_Hiern) – Angola, [Benin](/source/Benin), [Burkina Faso](/source/Burkina_Faso), [Cameroon](/source/Cameroon), [Central African Republic](/source/Central_African_Republic), Democratic Republic of the Congo, [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia), [Ghana](/source/Ghana), [Guinea](/source/Guinea), [Ivory Coast](/source/Ivory_Coast), Kenya, Malawi, [Mali](/source/Mali), Mozambique, [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria), [Rwanda](/source/Rwanda), [Senegal](/source/Senegal), [Sudan](/source/Sudan), Tanzania, [Togo](/source/Togo), [Uganda](/source/Uganda), Zambia, Zimbabwe[5]
- *[Zanha suaveolens](/source/Zanha_suaveolens)* [Capuron](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Paul_Raymond_Capuron) – [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar)[6]

## References

1. ["*Zanha* Hiern"](https://beta.ipni.org/n/5187-1). *ipni.org*. [International Plant Names Index](/source/International_Plant_Names_Index). Retrieved 2018-11-23.

1. ["*Zanha* Hiern"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:5187-1). *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*. [Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanical_Gardens,_Kew). Retrieved 18 January 2024.

1. Bingham, Mike G.; Willemen, Annette; Wursten, Bart T.; Ballings, Petra; Hyde, Mark A. ["Flora of Zambia: Genus page: *Zanha*"](https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=913). *Flora of Zambia*. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

1. ["*Zanha africana* (Radlk.) Exell"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:785637-1). *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew). Retrieved 18 January 2024.

1. ["*Zanha golungensis* Hiern"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128623-1). *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew). Retrieved 18 January 2024.

1. ["*Zanha suaveolens* Capuron"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:785638-1). *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew). Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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