Zanha golungensis Hiern

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Zanha

Characteristics

A medium to large tree. It grows 10-20 m high. It is spreading. The bark is grey, smooth and flaking. The leaves have 3-7 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are 4-10 cm long by 2.5-4 cm wide. They are glossy light green. They leaf stalk can be 7 cm long. The flowers are small and in short dense heads. These are 2 cm long. The fruit is oval and fleshy. It is 2 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. It is bright orange when mature. Fruit are edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 12.5 - 17.5
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Environment

Deciduous woodland, often with Combretum, Brachystegia; (semi-)evergreen lowland forest; transitional rain-forest; forest gallery; mushitu; fringing forest, riparian forest in savannah (mainly so in W Africa); at elevations from 300-1,700 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows at medium altitudes in open woodland. It can also occur in closed canopy and in evergreen forest. It is often on termite mounds. It can grow in lowland forests.
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Usage

The fruit is eaten raw.
Uses charcoal environmental use food gene source invertebrate food material medicinal poison wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Conservation status

Zanha golungensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128623-1
WFO ID wfo-0000430160
COL ID 5CW3B
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Synonyms

Talisiopsis oliviformis Zanha golungensis Zanha vuilletii