Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - MELASTOMATACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Antherotoma sichobochobo, | |
| debilis | |
| Medicinal: | Roots are medicinal. |
| naudinii | |
| Medicinal: | Roots are medicinal. |
| phaeotricha | |
| Dissotis | |
| canescens (Ordeal Bean) dinganezwe, dzinganezwe, erkhambi lemfula, likhambi lemfula, sichobochobo, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal. Roots for dysentary, hangovers & heartburn. |
| Food: | Eaten as a vegetable as a famine food |
| princeps (Royal Dissotis) sichobochobo, umpongamponga, | |
| Medicinal: | Roots are medicinal for dysentary. |
| Food: | Eaten as a vegetable as a famine food |
| var. candolleana | |
| var. princeps | |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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