| Zanha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dodonaeoideae |
| Genus: | Zanha Hiern [1] |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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Zanha is a small genus of plants in the family Sapindaceae that are native to Africa. [2]
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]
This genus includes the following species: [2]
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