Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - ROSACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Rubus ligungumence, | |
| cuneifolius * | |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| fruticosus | |
| Medicinal: | Fruit. Inflammation of mouth & throat. Astringent. |
| niveus * | |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| pinnatus (Cape Bramble) gumgumence, | |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| rigidus (African Bramble) ijikijolo, ugagane, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for diarhoea, dysentery, pain & toothache |
| Food: | Edible fruit & for jelly |
| rosifolius * (African Bramble) | |
| Food: | Edible fruit & for jelly |
| Agrimonia | |
| procera (Scented Agrimony) umakhuthula, | |
| Medicinal: | Herb anti-diarrhoel, mild diuretic, coughs & intestinal worms. |
| Leucosidea | |
| sericea (Oldwood) umchitsi, | |
| Timber: | Durable fence posts for waterlogged soil |
| Firewood: | Used extensively as firewood in Lesotho. Slow burning. |
| Medicinal: | Leaves for ophthalmia |
| Cliffortia | |
| strobilifera (Cone Rice-bush) umnwele, | |
| Prunus | |
| africana (Red Stinkwood) umdumezulu, | |
| Timber: | Timber for construction but has tendency to twist amd split. |
| Household: | Occasionally used for furniture but difficult to work. |
| Medicinal: | Bark extensively used for prostatic hypertrophy |
| persica * (Peach) limpentjisi, umpentjisi, umpentjizsi, | |
| Medicinal: | Bark and/or leaves for stomach aches & strengthen veins & nerves. |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| Fragaria | |
| vesca * (Peach) | |
| Medicinal: | Fruit is astringent and anti-diarrhoeal |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| Eriobotyra | |
| japonica * (Loquat) lokhwatsa, | |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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