Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - CACTACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Rhipsalis | |
| baccifera (Hanging Wild Cactus) ugebeleweni, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for chest complaints. |
| subsp. baccifera | |
| subsp. mauritiana | |
| Opuntia lidolofiya, sidolofiya, | |
| aurantiaca * (Hanging Wild Cactus) | |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| ficus-indica * (Sweet Prickly Pear) damtiligi, | |
| Medicinal: | Flowers & fruit are astringent for intestinal disorders. |
| Food: | Edible fruit. Commercial varieties with spineless fruit are a delicacy. |
| humifusa * (Sweet Prickly Pear) | |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| monacantha * (Sweet Prickly Pear) | |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| stricta * (Sweet Prickly Pear) | |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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