Fabaceae
Dwarf elephant-root
Entada burkei
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Entada
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Elandsboontjie, Elandswortel, Leerbossie, Olifantswortel, Basboontjie, Basbos
- English
- Dwarf elephant-root, Eland's wattle, Sumach bean, Elephant-root
- Northern Sotho
- Lesitsane
Synonyms
- Elephantorrhiza burkei Benth.
- Elephantorrhiza elephantina var. burkei (Benth.) Merr.
Photos
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.