Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:
| Acacia caffra (Cat Thorn) isinga, lisinga, lugagane, singa, umtfolo, umtfololwane, | |
| Leaves & pods are grazed but suspected of causing poisoning. | |
| Acacia karroo (Sweet Thorn) isinga, lisinga, singa, umgamatsi, umunga, | |
| Leaves & pods make excellent fodder. | |
| Acacia luederitzii var. retinens (Belly Thorn) lukhakho, sibanbimphala, | |
| Forage & fodder | |
| Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens (Black Thorn) | |
| Valuable fodder tree for game or stock. | |
| Acacia senegal (Three Hook Thorn) ambambimphala, sibanbimphala, umbambimphala, | |
| Forage | |
| Acacia sieberiana (Paperbark Thorn) inkhambane, sitfwetfwe, umkhambane, umnganduzi, | |
| Pods eaten by game and stock but fruit may be poisonous. | |
| Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Umbrella Thorn) lisasa, sasanelomncane, sitfetfe, sitfwetfwe, umsasane, | |
| Pods are very nutritious for cattle and game. | |
| Adenium multiflorum (Impala Lily) | |
| Fodder. Browsed by game, goats & cattle but can be poisonous. | |
| Adenium obesum (Desert Rose) | |
| Heavily browsed by game and stock | |
| Afzelia quanzensis (Pod Mahogany) mkolikoli, umbola, umkholikholi, umkhwalikhwali, umshafunti, | |
| Fodder & forage | |
| Alloteropsis semialata (Blackseed Grass) | |
| Pasture grass. | |
| Aloe parvibracteata (Aloes) emahala, | |
| Monkeys, rhino & antelope eat leaves & flowers | |
| Ammocharis coranica (Ground Lily) icukudo, incukudwane, isidiya, umbhodiya, | |
| Leaves browsed by stock. Bulb is poisonous. | |
| Andropogon chinensis (Beard Grass) | |
| Fodder | |
| Andropogon gayanus var. polycladus (Beard Grass) | |
| Fodder | |
| Andropogon schirensis (Beard Grass) | |
| Fodder | |
| Aneilema aequinoctiale (Clinging Aneilma) idangamane, idwangubane, indvwangubane, | |
| Fodder. Pig's food | |
| Aneilema dregeanum (Blue Aneilma) | |
| Fodder. Pig's food | |
| Aneilema hockii | |
| Fodder. Pig's food | |
| Arundinella nepalensis (River Grass) | |
| Pasture grass. | |
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