Swaziland's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
Usage Category: Household
| Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus (Lucky Bean) | |
| The poisonous seeds used as ornaments on ceramics or necklaces. | |
| Acacia ataxacantha (Flame Thorn) funuzumhole, lugagane, magucu, migamandi, sitfwetfwe, umkhaya, | |
| Branches for basketry and other crafts. | |
| Acacia burkei (Black Monkey Thorn) sikhayane, umbambampala, umbambamphala, umkhaya, | |
| Handicrafts & furniture | |
| Acacia caffra (Cat Thorn) isinga, lisinga, lugagane, singa, umtfolo, umtfololwane, | |
| Tobacco pipes | |
| Acacia karroo (Sweet Thorn) isinga, lisinga, singa, umgamatsi, umunga, | |
| Bark for baskets & ropes & wood for furniture. | |
| Acacia mearnsii * (Black Wattle) umtfolo, umtfolo wesilungu, | |
| Used for a wide variety of products. Fibre board, cellophane etcetera. | |
| Acacia melanoxylon * (Australian Blackwood) ingucukane, ingulukane, ngulukane, umtfolo, | |
| Fine furniture. | |
| Acacia natalitia (Natal Thorn) singa, umunga, | |
| Seeds for necklaces & trinkets. | |
| Acacia nigrescens (Knobthorn) mkhaya, ukhaya, umhlofunga, umkhaya, umkyayo, | |
| Handicrafts & furniture. Favourite wood for making "jukskeie". | |
| Acacia robusta (Brack Thorn) imgamba, singa, umgamazi, umngamazi, umngamti, | |
| Handicrafts & furniture. Inner bark makes twine. | |
| Acacia sieberiana (Paperbark Thorn) inkhambane, sitfwetfwe, umkhambane, umnganduzi, | |
| Furniture | |
| Acacia swazica (Swazi Thorn) khalimela, lubibi, sasane, sitfwetfwe, | |
| Bark used for making ropes. | |
| Acalypha glabrata var. glabrata (Forest False Nettle) | |
| Baskets | |
| Afzelia quanzensis (Pod Mahogany) mkolikoli, umbola, umkholikholi, umkhwalikhwali, umshafunti, | |
| Seeds for necklaces & trinkets. Wood for furniture and canoes. | |
| Agave sisalana * (Sisal) halibhoma, | |
| Used for sisal ropes and string. Leaf can yield both needle & thread. | |
| Albizia adianthifolia var. adianthifolia (Flat Crown) inhlangushane, inhlangutjane, ligowane, sivangatana, sivangatane, umkhabamkhombe, usolo, | |
| Leaves sometimes used as washing sponge. | |
| Albizia forbesii (Broad-pod FalseThorn) sivangatane, umnala, | |
| Wood used for carving. | |
| Albizia versicolor (Large Leaved Falsethorn) halibhona , imfiayezi, inhlaba, mhlakaza, sivangatana, sivangatane, umvangatana, | |
| Drums & furniture & carving. Root & bark for a soap substitute. | |
| Aleurites moluccana * (Candlenut Tree) | |
| Oily seed kernals crushed and used as a fuel for a torch or candle. | |
| Allophylus decipiens (False Currant) | |
| Cabinets | |
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