Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - OROBANCHACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Alectra sono, | |
| capensis | |
| hundtii | |
| sessiliflora | |
| Dyes: | Dye |
| var. monticola | |
| var. sessiliflora | |
| Buttonia | |
| superba (Large-flowered Cl. Foxglove) umhlanhlaze enkulu, | |
| Graderia | |
| scabra (Wild Penstemon) impundu, | |
| Cultural: | Love charm emetic. Anti-strike lightning. |
| Medicinal: | Stomach complaints, fevers, menstrual pain |
| Sopubia | |
| cana (Wild Penstemon) | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for menstrual pain and prevent miscarriage. |
| var. cana | |
| var. glabrescens | |
| Buchnera | |
| simplex (False Verbena) umusa omkhulu, | |
| Cultural: | Love charm emetic. |
| Cycnium | |
| adonense (False Verbena) | |
| Medicinal: | Remedy for snakebite |
| racemosum (Large Pink Ink Plant) uhlabahlangane, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for pain and in childbirth. |
| Striga sono, | |
| bilabiata var. bilabiata (Large Pink Ink Plant) | |
| elegans (Large Pink Ink Plant) | |
| Cultural: | Charm against evil & lightning. |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
| gesnerioides (Large Pink Ink Plant) | |
| Harveya | |
| speciosa (Tall Ink Flower) umshelezana omhlophe, | |
| Medicinal: | Used for bruises, nasal problems & mental disturbances |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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