Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - SAPOTACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Sideroxylon | |
| inerme subsp. inerme (White Milkwood) emaselitfole, emasi elitfole, masethole, umnweba, | |
| Timber: | General purpose hard, strong timber. Resistant to water. |
| Cultural: | Milky latex infused to drive away nightmares & evil spirits. |
| Household: | Wood used for farm implements and spoons. |
| Medicinal: | Bark infusion dispels nightmares. Roots used for wounds & fevers. |
| Food: | Edible sweet tasting fruit. |
| Chrysophyllum | |
| viridifolium (Fluted Milkwood) amasethole ehlathi, umemezi, umgwinya, | |
| Food: | Edible apple-like fruit |
| Mimusops umphushane, | |
| obovata (Red Milkwood) mphushane, umphasikane, | |
| Timber: | Hard, heavy durable wood. |
| Medicinal: | Bark used medicinally. |
| Food: | Edible fruit & leaves |
| zeyheri (Transvaal Red Milkwood) mphushane, umphaskane, | |
| Timber: | General purpose timber |
| Food: | Edible fruit with high vitamin C content. |
| Manilkara umncwambo, | |
| concolor (Zulu Milkberry) manematfole, mncwambi, sifomamasi, siformamasi, | |
| Timber: | Wood used for construction. |
| Firewood: | Firewood |
| Household: | Crafts & spoons. |
| Medicinal: | Roots are medicinal. |
| Food: | Edible & juicy fruit |
| discolor (Forest Milkberry) manematfole, masematfole, | |
| Timber: | Hard, valuable wood. |
| Firewood: | Firewood |
| Food: | Edible & delicious fruit |
| mochisia (Lowveld Milkberry) nwambu, umcambelo, | |
| Timber: | Termite proof fence posts. |
| Firewood: | Firewood |
| Medicinal: | Leaves used to treat depression |
| Food: | Tasty edible fruit. |
| Vitellariopsis | |
| dispar (Tugela Milkwood) umphumbulu, | |
| Food: | Skin of fruit edible. |
| marginata (Natal Bush Milkwood) umcandza, | |
| Timber: | Trunk used for construction. |
| Household: | Wood used for "carrying sticks". |
| Food: | Edible fruit. |
| Englerophytum umnumbela, | |
| magalismontanum (Transvaal Milkplum) manumbela, | |
| Timber: | Good building wood |
| Firewood: | Fuelwood |
| Medicinal: | Infusions of root & fruit for epilepsy. Powdered roots rubbed into forehead incision for headaches. |
| Food: | Edible fruit with high Vitamin C content. Good for wine, syrup & jelly. |
| natalense (Natal Milkplum) umtshongane, | |
| natalense (Natal Milkplum) emanumbela, manumbela, umtjongane, | |
| Timber: | Wood for fencing posts and hut building. |
| Household: | Wood for various handicrafts, furniture & milking buckets. |
| Food: | Edible fruit with high Vitamin C content. Good for wine, syrup & jelly. |
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