Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - ARECACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Phoenix | |
| reclinata (Wild Date Palm) isundu, lilala, lisundvu, lusundvu, | |
| Household: | Leaves for basketry, weaving & sunhats. Stems for brooms & brushes. |
| Food: | Edible fruit & leaves. Sap for beer/cider, usually drunk in the forest. |
| Hyphaene | |
| coriacea (Lala Palm) lilala, nnala, | |
| Household: | Seeds used to make necklaces, trinkets & curios. Leaves for basketry. |
| Food: | Source of palm wine. |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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