Fauna - Vertebrates

Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses

Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005

SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:

Usage Category: Dyes
Acacia baileyana *   (Cootamundra Wattle)
     Probably tannin
Acacia caffra    (Cat Thorn)  isinga,  lisinga,  lugagane,  singa,  umtfolo,  umtfololwane,
     Dyes & tanning.
Acacia dealbata *   (Silver Wattle)  umtfolo wesilungu,
     Wattle & tannin
Acacia decurrens *   (Green Wattle)  umtfolo wesilungu,
     Wattle & tannin
Acacia elata *   (Cedar Wattle)  umtfolo,
     Probably tannin
Acacia karroo    (Sweet Thorn)  isinga,  lisinga,  singa,  umgamatsi,  umunga,
     Tanning leather red.
Acacia longifolia *   (Sidney Golden Wattle)
     Wattle & tannin
Acacia mearnsii *   (Black Wattle)  umtfolo,  umtfolo wesilungu,
     Wattle & tannin
Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana    (Scented Thorn)  inshagu,  inshakwe,  lugagane,  sitfetfe,  sitfwetfwe,  umncawe,
     Dye
Acacia podalyriifolia *   (Queensland Silver Wattle)
     Probably tannin
Acacia robusta    (Brack Thorn)  imgamba,  singa,  umgamazi,  umngamazi,  umngamti,
     Tannin leather
Alectra sessiliflora   
     Dye
Aloe cryptopoda    (Hill Aloe)
     Dye for wool - reddish brown or purplish-red.
Berchemia discolor    (Bird Plum)  uvuka,
     Bark yields brown or purple dye.
Caesalpinia decapetala *   (Mauritius Thorn)  lugagame,  lugagane,
     Red dye from wood.
Combretum erythrophyllum    (River Bushwillow)  imbondvo lemhlophe,  umdvubu,
     Brown dye obtained from roots.
Combretum molle    (Velvet Bush Willow)  imbondvo lemhlophe,  imbondvo lemnyama,  inkhukutwane,  umhlakuvane,
     Red dye
Curtisia dentata    (Assegai Tree)  isinwati,  lincayi,  lisinwati,  umboyi,
     Bark used for tanning
Dais cotinifolia    (Pompon Tree)  intfocwane,
     Bark contains tannin.
Datura stramonium *   (Common Thorn Apple)  lijowe,  lijoye,  liljowe,  umkhuna,
     Blue-gree dye from leaves.
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