Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - BURSERACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Commiphora | |
| africana (Poison-grub Tree) liminyela, | |
| Timber: | Fence posts. |
| Fodder: | Forage & fodder |
| Insecticidal: | Termite insecticide. Diamphidia (poison arrow beetle) feast on it. |
| Medicinal: | Bark for snake bites. Fruit for stomach ailments. Resin for abdomen. |
| Food: | Edible roots, also water source. Leaves used but may be poisonous. |
| var. africana | |
| var. rubriflora | |
| glandulosa (Tall Common Corkwood.) liminyela, | |
| Household: | Wood used for household utensils. |
| Food: | Edible but bitter gum. |
| harveyi (Cork Tree) umbangandlala, umnumbi, | |
| Cultural: | Forbidden in home |
| Household: | Spoons & stools |
| Medicinal: | Bark medicinal. |
| Food: | Heartwood eaten in times of drought |
| neglecta (Green-stem Corkwood) liminyela, | |
| Timber: | Poles for fencing. |
| Food: | Roots are eaten like sugar cane as a source of water in droughts. |
| pyracanthoides (Firethorn Corkwood) liminyela, | |
| Household: | Household utensils |
| Food: | Edible roots & gum exuded by bark also edible but bitter. |
| woodii (Forest Corkwood) umnumbi, umubu, | |
| Firewood: | Twigs used to create fire by friction |
| Household: | Light wood used as fishing floats. |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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