Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - MYRTACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Psidium | |
| guajava * (Guava) emagwava, ligwava, mguwa, mkguwa, mkhiwa, ugwava, umgwava, | |
| Household: | Very hard wood used in Caribbean for spinning tops. |
| Medicinal: | Leaves for fever, coughs, boils, diabetes & menorrhagia. Stem and bark for stomach ache. |
| Food: | Edible fruits. Source of vitamin C. Source of infestation of fruit flies. |
| Eugenia | |
| capensis subsp. capensis inhlele, | |
| Medicinal: | Boiled leaves used as poultice for pneumonia. |
| Food: | Edible fruit. |
| natalitia (Natal Myrtle) ijobe, inchitsamuti, lijobe, lijoye, | |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| woodii (Hairy Forest Myrtle) mabelenjongosi, umabelenjongosi, | |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| Syzygium umncozi, umugumence, | |
| cordatum (Waterberry) tincozi, umcozi, umgcosi, umngcosi, | |
| Timber: | Building timber water resistant. |
| Firewood: | Fuelwood |
| Medicinal: | Bark as emetic and for stomach problems. |
| Food: | Edible fruit but acidic. Makes good jelly and wine. |
| cumini * (Waterberry) | |
| Medicinal: | Bark & seeds are astringent & anti-diabetic. Lowers blood levels. |
| Food: | Edible fruit but acidic. |
| gerrardii (Waterberry) | |
| Household: | Wood suitable for flooring, paneling & furniture. |
| Medicinal: | Bark infusion of chest complaints. |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| guineense (Waterberry) | |
| Honey: | Nectar source for bees. |
| Medicinal: | Root or bark infusion medicinal for diarrhoea but can be poisonous. |
| Food: | Edible fruit |
| subsp. afromontanum | |
| subsp. guineense | |
| Eucalyptus indlulamitsi, | |
| ficifolia * (Waterberry) | |
| Timber: | Poles & timber |
| grandis * (Waterberry) | |
| Timber: | Poles & timber |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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