Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by siSwati name:
ligwava
Psidium guajava * (Common Guava)
lihabe
Lactuca inermis (Wild lettuce)
lihala
Aloe maculata (Common Soap Aloe)
Aloe vanbalenii (Van Balen's Aloe)
lihlala
Strychnos madagascariensis (Black Monkey Orange)
lihlunguhlungu
Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata (Bitter Leaf)
Vernonia crataegifolia
Vernonia tigna (Mountain Vernonia)
lihwabahwaba
Vernonia myriantha (Poison Tree Vernonia)
lijobe
Erythroxylum delagoense (Small Leaved Coca Tree)
Eugenia natalitia (Natal Myrtle)
lijoti
lijoye
Crinum macowanii (River Lily)
Datura stramonium * (Common Thorn Apple)
Eugenia natalitia (Natal Myrtle)
Senna occidentalis * (Wild Coffee)
likhakhasi
Berkheya spp.
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