Zanha africana (Radlk.) Exell

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Synonyms:	Dialiopsis africana Radlk.
Common names:	Muchenya (Shona) Velvet-fruit zanha (English)
Frequency:	Common
Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub or tree to 10 m. Leaves 1-pinnate; leaflets in 3-5 pairs, subsessile, elliptic-oblong, tomentose when young, pubescent when mature; apex obtuse; margin crenate, crenate-serrate or entire; base rounded to ± cordate. Inflorescence c.2 cm in diameter, a congested subspherical thyrse. Sepals 2-2.5 mm. Petals 0. Fruit up to 3 × 2 cm, orange or yellow, obovoid-ellipsoid to spherical, tomentose.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	africana: African
Habitat:	Usually in woodland, often in rocky places; sometimes in riverine forest
Altitude range: (metres)	610 - 1570 m
Flowering time:	Oct - Dec
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania south to Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
Growth form:	ST
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Monday 10 August 2009
Literature:	Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 130 - 131. (Includes a picture).

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