Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - NYMPHAEACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Nymphaea | |
| lotus (White Waterlily) amahlolwane, | |
| nouchali (Blue Waterlily) amazibu, izeleba, izubu, | |
| Cultural: | Love charm & aphrodisiac |
| Medicinal: | Powdered roots for asthma, coughs & colds |
| Food: | Edible tubers also flowerheads and seeds. |
| var. caerulea | |
| var. zanzibariensis | |
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