Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:
| Sacciolepis | |
| curvata | |
| Fodder: | Natural pasture. |
| Setaria | |
| megaphylla | |
| Fodder: | Natural pasture. Invasive in forest plantations. |
| sagittifolia | |
| Fodder: | Natural pasture. |
| sphacelata | |
| Fodder: | Good hay and pasture. |
| Food: | Edible grains. A famine food |
| var. sericea | |
| var. sphacelata | |
| var. splendida | |
| var. torta | |
| verticillata | |
| Fodder: | Annual pasture and palatable hay & forage. |
| Insecticidal: | Used as repellent for rats and small animals. |
| Household: | Weaved for hats and toys. |
| Stipa | |
| dregeana var. dregeana | |
| Household: | Related to Stipa tenacissima (esparto grass) used for paper. |
| Sporobolus umsingitane, | |
| africanus | |
| Soil Conservation: | Erosion control |
| Fodder: | Fodder. Tends to be weedy and invasive. |
| Household: | Hat making. |
| centrifugus | |
| Household: | Hat making |
| ioclados | |
| Fodder: | Forage & fodder. Natural pasture. |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal in Zimbabawe for depressed fontanelle. |
| nitens | |
| pyramidalis | |
| Soil Conservation: | Erosion control |
| Household: | Hat making |
| sanguineus | |
| stapfianus | |
| Schmidtia | |
| pappophoroides | |
| Fodder: | Fodder & grazing. |
| Stipagrostis | |
| ciliata | |
| Fodder: | Forage & fodder |
| obtusa | |
| Soil Conservation: | Erosion control |
| Fodder: | Good fodder pasture. |
| Salacia | |
| gerrardii | |
| Food: | Edible fruits |
| Schizocarphus | |
| nervosus (Wild Squill) imbita-yebantfwana, ndvwendvweni, ziyamlandela, | |
| Cultural: | Enhances personal charm especially in affairs of love. Ziyamlandela is alternate name meaning girls follow him! |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for rheumatic fever & dysentary |
| Sclerocroton | |
| integerrimum (Jumping Seed Tree) umhlalampunsi, umhlalampunzi, | |
| Timber: | Hard durable wood for hut building & general use. |
| Dyes: | Fruits can be used for tanning. |
| Household: | Attractive furniture. Has been used to produce ink. |
| Medicinal: | Root infusion as mouthwash and for toothache. |
| Shirakiopsis | |
| elliptica (Jumping-seed Tree) umhlepha, | |
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