Swaziland's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
Usage Category: Food
| Gunnera perpensa (River Pumpkin) cobho, gobho, qobho, | |
| Edible stalks, stems & roots. Used for making beer. | |
| Halleria lucida (Tree Fuschia) liminta, londomela, umbindza, umbinta, umbita, umhlahlakanya, umminta, | |
| Edible sweet fruit | |
| Harpephyllum caffrum (Wild Plum) umgonyogonyo, umgwenya, umgwenyobovu, | |
| Edible fruit. Good for jams & jellies. | |
| Helichrysum nudifolium (Hottentot's Tea) imphepho, ludvutfane, lulwini levenkhomo idunye, luphephetse, lute emanyava, sontfo lute emanyeva, | |
| Herbal teas. Leaves also eaten. | |
| Helichrysum panduratum (Everlasting) | |
| Herbal teas | |
| Helinus integrifolius (Soap Creeper) ubhubhubhu, uphuphuphu, uxuphukwekwe, | |
| Edible fruit | |
| Heliophila rigidiuscula (Grassland Blue Cross Flower) uvemvane oluncane, | |
| Edible leaves | |
| Hermbstaedtia odorata var. odorata (Wild Cockscomb) ubuphuphu, umlwandle, uvelabahleke, | |
| Edible leaves | |
| Hesperantha baurii subsp. baurii isidwa, | |
| Vegetable. Edible corms. | |
| Heteropyxis natalensis (Weeping Lavender Tree) incundze, incuze, inkunzi, uhuzu, umvanga, umvanya, | |
| Leaves for tea | |
| Hibiscus cannabinus (Hemp-leaved Hibiscus) umhlakanye, | |
| Leaves & flowers edible. | |
| Hibiscus esculentus * (Okra) | |
| Edible young pods. Seeds for coffee substitute. | |
| Hibiscus physaloides (Hibiscus) | |
| Edible flowers. | |
| Hibiscus trionum (Bladder Hibiscus) uvemvane olukhulu, | |
| Vegetable | |
| Hoslundia opposita (Orange Bird Berry) emalilwane, emayiwane, umlilwane, | |
| Edible fruit | |
| Hydnora africana (Warty Jackal Food) mavumbuka, | |
| Underground fruit pulp is edible. | |
| Hygrophila auriculata (Water Wisteria) | |
| Used as food by the Pedi. | |
| Hyperacanthus amoenus (Spiny Gardenia) bembetfy, bhembetfu, indzabulaluvalo, ingulavuma, ingwavuma, luphembetu, mvalasangweni, ngcotfo, umvalasangweni, | |
| Tasty edible fruit. | |
| Hyphaene coriacea (Lala Palm) lilala, nnala, | |
| Source of palm wine. | |
| Hypochaeris radicata * (Hairy Wild Lettuce) | |
| Used as a spinach | |
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