Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - ALLIACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Tulbaghia lukhwembeti, emasheshelu, | |
| acutiloba (Wild Garlic) lisela, liselwa, | |
| Insecticidal: | Snake repellant |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal. |
| Food: | Edible leaves & rhizomes |
| alliacea (Wild Onion) negoje, | |
| Food: | Stems and leaves used as vegetable. |
| leucantha (Wild Onion) | |
| Cultural: | A protective charm. |
| Food: | Culinary herb. |
| ludwigiana (Scented Wild Garlic) ingotjwa, mwelela, sikhwa, | |
| Cultural: | Bulb love charm used by young men when want to propose love. |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal. |
| Food: | Edible leaves & rhizomes |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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