Elephantopus

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Elephantopus
Elephantopus scaber in Narshapur forest, AP W2 IMG 0829.jpg
Elephantopus scaber in India
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Elephantopus
L.
Type species
Elephantopus scaber
Synonyms [2]
  • ElephantosisLess.
  • AnaschovadiAdans.
  • Elephantopsis(Sch.Bip.) C.F.Baker
  • ChaetospiraS.F.Blake

Elephantopus is a genus of perennial plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae). [3] [4] [5]

Contents

The genus is widespread over much of Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and the Americas. [2] Several species are native to the southeastern United States, [6] [7] and at least one is native to India and the Himalayas. [8] [9] [10]

Uses

Elephantopus scaber is a traditional medicine [11] and other species, including E. mollis [12] and E. carolinianus , [13] have also been investigated for medicinal properties. Elephantopus scaber contains elephantopin which is a germacranolide sesquiterpene lactone containing two lactone rings and an epoxide functional group. [14]

Species

Accepted species [2]

Formerly placed here

References

Elephantopus tomentosus in the United States Elephantopustomentosus.JPG
Elephantopus tomentosus in the United States
  1. Baker, C. F. 1902. A revision of the Elephantopeae--1. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 12: 43-56 in English
  2. 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 814 in Latin
  4. Baker, C. F. 1902. A revision of the Elephantopeae--1. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 12: plate IX line drawings of fruits of several species of Elephantopus and Pseudelephantopus (captions on page 56)
  5. Clonts, J. A. 1972. A Revision of the Genus Elephantopus Including Orthopappus and Pseudelephantopus (Compositae). Ph.D. thesis. Mississippi State University.
  6. "Elephantopus L." United States Department of Agriculture plants profile.
  7. Flora of North America, Elephant’s foot, Elephantopus Linnaeus
  8. Press, J.R.; Shrestha, K.K. & Sutton, D.A. "Elephantopus L." Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  9. Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 368 地胆草属 di dan cao shu Elephantopus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 814. 1753.
  10. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  11. Poli, A; Nicolau, M; Simoes, Cm; Nicolau, Rm; Zanin, M (August 1992). "Preliminary pharmacologic evaluation of crude whole plant extracts of Elephantopus scaber. Part I: in vivo studies". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 37 (1): 71–6. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(92)90005-C. ISSN   0378-8741. PMID   1453704.
  12. Tabopda, Tk; Liu, J; Ngadjui, Bt; Luu, B (Apr 2007). "Cytotoxic triterpene and sesquiterpene lactones from Elephantopus mollis and induction of apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells". Planta Medica. 73 (4): 376–80. doi:10.1055/s-2007-967132. ISSN   0032-0943. PMID   17366372.
  13. Lee, Kh; Cowherd, Cm; Wolo, Mt (September 1975). "Antitumor agents. XV: Deoxyelephantopin, an antitumor principle from Elephantopus carolinianus Willd". Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 64 (9): 1572–3. doi:10.1002/jps.2600640938. ISSN   0022-3549. PMID   1185584.
  14. Rajkapoor B, Jayakar B, Anandan R (Jan–Feb 2002). "Antitumor activity of Elephantopus scaber linn against Dalton's ascitis lymphoma". Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 64 (1): 71–3. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30.

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