Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - LAURACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Cryptocarya | |
| transvaalensis (Mountain Wild Quince) mkhonwana, umncabe, | |
| Timber: | Light coloured, hard, tough wood. |
| woodii (Cape Quince) mthongwane, umcatsane, umncabe, umtfomgwane, umtfongwana, | |
| Timber: | Close-grained hard timber |
| Cultural: | Magico-medicinal uses. |
| Medicinal: | Bark used in traditional medicine. |
| Cassytha | |
| filiformis * (False Dodder) umkhunga, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for dysmenorrhoea. |
| Tetradenia | |
| riparia (Misty Plume Bush) gilinyathi, gilinyatsi, libota, libotha, liphunga, liphungula, lphunganhlola, | |
| Cultural: | Used for gtood health and to avoid bad luck in humans and animals. |
| Insecticidal: | Repellant |
| Medicinal: | Leaves for respiratory ailments, body itches, wounds, fevers & malaria. Roots are blood purifier. |
| Ocotea | |
| bullata (Black Stinkwood) umnukane, | |
| Timber: | Highly prized timber. Has been over-harvested in past. |
| Household: | Makes beautiful furniture |
| Medicinal: | Bark for headaches, urinary & nervous disorders |
| kenyensis (Black Stinkwood) | |
| Timber: | Good timber in great demand. |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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