Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - AMARYLLIDACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Haemanthus | |
| albiflos (White Paintbrush) lichisa-mililo, liclshamlilo, | |
| Cultural: | Protective charm against lightning. |
| Medicinal: | Chronic coughs. Also increases male sperm production. |
| carneus (Paintbrush) liclshamlilo, | |
| humilis subsp. hirsutus (Paintbrush) | |
| Medicinal: | Stomach complaints, wounds & asthma |
| pauculifolius (Paintbrush) intseleti, | |
| Scadoxus | |
| multiflorus (Fire Ball Lily) idunjana, ubukhoswane, | |
| Cultural: | Used as protective and love charm. |
| Medicinal: | Bulb is poisonous but plant used for coughs,headaches & stomach. |
| subsp. katharinae | |
| subsp. multiflorus | |
| puniceus (Snake Lily) idumbelentaba, idumbe-lika-nhloyile, isiphompo, umgola, | |
| Medicinal: | Bulb is poisonous but plant used for coughs,headaches & stomach. |
| Boophone | |
| disticha (Bushman Poison Bulb) incumbe, siphahluka, | |
| Household: | Sour-milk plugs. Decorative body ornaments. |
| Medicinal: | Hallucinogen. Bulb as antiseptic & pain relief. Poisonous. |
| Clivia hlakahla wemahlatsi, | |
| caulescens (Bushman Poison Bulb) | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal. Analgesic |
| gardenii (Major Garden's Clivia) mayime, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
| miniata (Orange Lily) mayime, | |
| Medicinal: | Leaves and rhizomes help child birth, and are used for snakebites & fever. All parts ar poisonous. |
| var. citrina | |
| var. miniata | |
| Nerine | |
| angustifolia (Orange Lily) | |
| Cultural: | Protective charm against lightning & illness |
| Brunsvigia lilula, | |
| natalensis (Orange Lily) | |
| Medicinal: | Straighten child's bones |
| radulosa (Orange Lily) | |
| Medicinal: | Straighten child's bones & treats barrenness in women. Poisonous. |
| Apodolirion | |
| buchananii (Natal Crocus) icukudwane, indwa, | |
| Medicinal: | Stomach complaints |
| Crinum | |
| bulbispermum (Orange River Lily) umnduze, | |
| Cultural: | Planted to protect home from evil. |
| Medicinal: | Roasted bulbs for rheumatism, poultices & easy birthing. |
| graminicola (Orange River Lily) | |
| Medicinal: | Urinary tract problems |
| macowanii (River Lily) lijoye, | |
| Cultural: | Protective charm. |
| Medicinal: | Bulb for tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, Kidney & bladder diseases. |
| paludosum (River Lily) | |
| Fodder: | Leaves browsed by stock |
| Ammocharis | |
| coranica (Ground Lily) icukudo, incukudwane, isidiya, umbhodiya, | |
| Cultural: | To treat ailments caused by witchcraft |
| Fodder: | Leaves browsed by stock. Bulb is poisonous. |
| Household: | Bulb for paste to waterproof pots. Men's head rings. |
| Cyrtanthus umpimpilizi, impimpilizi, | |
| bicolor (Fire Lily) ummoimpiliza, | |
| Food: | Edible flower & leaves |
| breviflorus (Fire Lily) | |
| Food: | Edible flower & bulbs. |
| contractus (Fire Lily) | |
| Cultural: | A protective charm. |
| Household: | Hollow stems used as whistles. |
| Food: | Edible flower & leaves |
| galpinii (Fire Lily) | |
| Food: | Edible flower & leaves |
| nutans (Fire Lily) | |
| Food: | Edible flower & leaves |
| stenanthus var. major (Fire Lily) | |
| Cultural: | Protective charm against lightning |
| Food: | Edible flower & bulbs. |
| tuckii (Fire Lily) | |
| Food: | Edible flower & leaves |
| var. transvaalensis | |
| var. tuckii | |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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