Zanha africana, the velvet-fruited zanha, is a species of fruit plant from the family Sapindaceae which can be found in Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is used in door frames and tool handles. It is also used for flooring and for creating toys, railway sleepers, turnery, furniture and ship designs.
The species is a 12–17 metres (39–56 ft) tall shrub which has 3 to 6, and sometimes up to 8, pairs of leaflets which are ovate, elliptical and are ...