Biology:Zanha

From HandWiki
Revision as of 17:31, 13 February 2024 by Importwiki (talk | contribs) (fix)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Zanha
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Dodonaeoideae
Genus: Zanha
Hiern[1]
Species

3, see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Dialiopsis Radlk.
  • Talisiopsis Radlk.

Zanha is a small genus of plants in the family Sapindaceae that are native to Africa.[2]

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 CapuronMadagascar [6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9097470 entry