Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - MALVACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Abutilon | |
| sonneratianum | |
| Medicinal: | A stimulant for bulls. |
| Sida | |
| acuta indlekwane, | |
| Household: | Married women's hair style |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
| subsp. acuta | |
| alba subsp. acuta indlekwane, | |
| Household: | Married women's hair style |
| Food: | Edible leaves. |
| cordifolia | |
| Fodder: | Browsed by cattle. |
| dregei (Spider-leg) indlekwane, umgayingu, | |
| Medicinal: | Treat sores |
| rhombifolia subsp. rhombifolia (Spider-leg) indlekwane, ivivane, | |
| Household: | Married women's hair style |
| Pavonia | |
| burchellii (Dainty Pavonia) indola empofu, | |
| Hibiscus | |
| aethiopicus (Dwarf Wild Hibiscus) ibunda elimpofu, ihlalanyosi elimhlophe, uvemvane, | |
| Medicinal: | Swolen joints, sprains & colic |
| var. aethiopicus | |
| var. ovatus x H. saxatilis | |
| var. ovatus | |
| calyphyllus (Dwarf Wild Hibiscus) | |
| Fodder: | Browsed by antelope |
| cannabinus (Hemp-leaved Hibiscus) umhlakanye, | |
| Household: | Rope and twine. Substitute for hemp. |
| Food: | Leaves & flowers edible. |
| pedunculatus (Hemp-leaved Hibiscus) | |
| Household: | Bark used for twine in hut building. |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for urinary complaints |
| physaloides (Hemp-leaved Hibiscus) | |
| Food: | Edible flowers. |
| pusillus (Dwarf Hibiscus) uguqukile, uvuma, | |
| Cultural: | To avoid bad dreams and as love charm by men |
| surattensis (Prickly Wild Hibiscus) isigezo, ucathucathu, uvemvane, | |
| Medicinal: | Treats penile inflammation and venereal disease |
| tiliaceus subsp. tiliaceus (Coast Hibiscus) ulola, umlolwa, | |
| Household: | Fibre for string & rope used for hut building. |
| trionum (Bladder Hibiscus) uvemvane olukhulu, | |
| Medicinal: | Treat worms and internal parasites |
| Food: | Vegetable |
| Gossypium | |
| herbaceum (Wild Cotton) kotini, kotini wesiganga, litjinda, | |
| Household: | Indigenous species for clothing, other species may be cultivated. |
| Medicinal: | Roots used for toothache. |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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