Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - STERCULIACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Dombeya umhlonyana, | |
| burgessiae (Pink Wild Pear) libundza, | |
| Household: | Handicrafts. Fruit baskets & thatching twine made from bark fibre. |
| cymosa (Smooth Dombeya) licibo, umwuwane, | |
| Timber: | Trunk and branches used for construction. |
| Household: | Wood used for spear shafts & ornaments. |
| pulchra (Silver Dombeya) libuka, libundza, | |
| Household: | Handicrafts. Fruit baskets made from bark fibre |
| Medicinal: | Leaves & stem for glaucoma. Roots for sexual immaturity. |
| rotundifolia (Common Wild Pear) nhliziyo, nhliziyonkhulu, umbikanyaka, umuwane, umwane, umwuwane, | |
| Timber: | Wood is used for mine props, poles & timber. |
| Cultural: | To cleanse body of evil spirits. |
| Household: | Inner bark used for twine. Wood for furniture, bows & implement handles |
| Medicinal: | Bark treats intestinal ulcers, vomiting and fainting. Leaves for headaches. Roots for a general purgative. Medicinal for heart problems. |
| Food: | Edible fruits. |
| var. rotundifolia | |
| Hermannia | |
| auricoma isincamncame, | |
| depressa (Creeping Red Hermannia) itshesizwe, umphuphuthelo, | |
| Medicinal: | Roots for abdominal pain during pregnancy. |
| glanduligera (Creeping Red Hermannia) | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
| grandistipula (Yellow Granny Bonnets) ishongwe, | |
| Sterculia | |
| murex (Lowveld Chestnut) gebeleweni, umbhaba, | |
| Cultural: | Bark used to protect hometeads from witchcraft. |
| Food: | Edible seeds are rich in oils. |
| rogersii (Common Star-Chestnut) lilumbo, lumbu, sibhansi, sibhosa, ulumba, | |
| Cultural: | Planted to protect against lightning. |
| Household: | Fishing nets, threads, sleeping mats & strong rope from bark fibre |
| Food: | Edible seeds are rich in oils. |
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