Elephantorrhiza is a Greek compound meaning 'elephant root' in reference to the large roots of E. elephantina. The most frequent pollinator of all Elephantorrhiza species is the African honeybee, Apis mellifera. Other insects that seemingly do not aid in the pollination of the plant's flowers, such as beetles, can be seen eating the flowers.

Elephantorrhiza elephantina is an important plant resource in southern Africa, where it provides food and medicine for the indigenous people and the bark of its tuberous rhizome is a popular source of tanning and dyeing materials [6]. The underground rhizomes, often referred to as roots, are one of the primary herbal medicines in southern Africa.

2022年9月2日 · In Lesotho, the roots are used to cleanse the blood, to relieve abdominal pains, to treat infertility, herpes, intestinal and stomach problems, and tuberculosis. Pedi people also use the plant to treat hypertension. In Botswana, roots are used to treat bloody diarrhoea and earache in children and to clean the womb after an abortion.

Entada burkei (synonym Elephantorrhiza burkei), commonly known as the elephant root or sumach bean, is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the mimosoid clade of legumes. It is native to southern Africa, in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the …

2017年5月14日 · Elephantorrhiza elephantina is a valuable source of traditional medicine in southern Africa that it is worth additional research attention because of its wide ethnomedicinal...

2024年10月13日 · Elephant root is a low shrub, producing at ground level annual stems 20 - 90 cm tall from the woody end of an elongate, often thickened rhizome up to 8 metres long

Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels. Common names: eland's bean, eland's wattle, elephant's root (Eng.); baswortel, elandsboontjie, leerbossie, looiersboontjie, olifantswortel (Afr.); mupangara (Shona); mositsane (Sotho, Tswana); intolwane (Xhosa, Zulu). One of several racemes with open flowers.

Elephantorrhiza burkei, commonly known as the elephant root or sumach bean, is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the mimosoid clade of legumes. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found on rocky slopes or ridges, in either woodland, grassland or scrubland.

Elephantorrhiza elephantina (also called elephant's root, among many other common names) is a shrub native to tropical Africa. It typically grows in savannas, grasslands, and disturbed areas. Elephantorrhiza elephantina is used as an ornamental plant, for shade, and as an ingredient in traditional medicines.

Elephantorrhiza is a Greek compound word meaning ‘elephant root’ referring to the enlarged rootstock of E. elephantina, that is a favourite food of elephants. This species was named after Joseph Burke (1812–1873), a botanist and zoological collector who lived during the 19th century, and was the first to collect extensively in the former ...