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Taxon:
Elephantorrhiza elephantina
(Burch.) Skeels
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Elephantorrhiza
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
14980
Place of publication:
Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 176:29. 1910
Verified:
03/13/1989
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Acacia elephantina
Burch.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia elephantorrhiza
Burch. ex DC.
Elephantorrhiza burchellii
Benth.
Prosopis elephantina
(Burch.) E. Mey.
Prosopis elephantorrhiza
Spreng.
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Reference(s)
Dyer, R. A. et al., eds.
1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Elephantorrhiza+elephantina&quantity=1
Kellerman, T. S. et al.
1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Merxmüller, H., ed.
1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Ross, J. H.
1974. The genus
Elephantorrhiza
. Bothalia 11:249.
van Wyck, B. E.
2012. Review of
Fabaceae
Southern Africa data for
World Economic Plants
, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Van Wyk, B.-E.
2011. The potential of South African plants in the development of new medicinal products. S. African J. Bot. 77:812-829.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Cape Province
e.
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Free State
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
Native
Africa
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Lesotho
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Cape Province (e.), KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Transvaal]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
fide SAfr J Bot 77:815. 2011
Van Wyk, B.-E.
2011. The potential of South African plants in the development of new medicinal products. S. African J. Bot. 77:812-829.
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Kellerman, T. S. et al.
1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Name
References