Swaziland's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
Usage Category: Household
| Salix alba * (White Willow) | |
| Wood used for cricket bats & wooden clogs. | |
| Salix mucronata subsp. woodii (River Willow) umnyetane, umnyezane, | |
| Baskets made from branches, household goods and ornaments. | |
| Sansevieria hyacinthoides (Mother-in-law's-tongue) sikwenga, sitfokofoso, sitfokotfoko, sitfotfokotfo, umutsi wetindlebe, umwashanhlola, | |
| Rope, twine, fishnets & paper made from the fibre. | |
| Schefflera umbellifera (False Cabbage Tree) umsengembuti, umusenge mbuti, | |
| Doors for huts, fruit boxes & matches. | |
| Schizachyrium sanguineum (Red Autumn Grass) | |
| Thatching. | |
| Schoenoplectus corymbosus var. corymbosus (Sedge) inchoboza, | |
| Sleeping mats & handicrafts | |
| Schotia brachypetala (African Walnut) sihlati, sihlazi, thunzikhulu, umgcanu, uvovovo, vovovo, | |
| Dense, hard wood for furniture & flooring. | |
| Schotia capitata (Dwarf Boer-bean) mvovovane, thunzikhulu, umvovovane, vovovo, vovovo lomncane, | |
| Crafts | |
| Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra (Marula) emaganu, umganu, | |
| Wood does not crack easily. Used for handicrafts & household Items | |
| Sclerocroton integerrimum (Jumping Seed Tree) umhlalampunsi, umhlalampunzi, | |
| Attractive furniture. Has been used to produce ink. | |
| Scolopia mundii (Red Pear) senzelenja, | |
| Pale brown wood for furniture. | |
| Senecio rhyncholaenus (Groundsel) imfenyane, | |
| Married women's hair style (isicholo) | |
| Setaria verticillata (Sticky Bristle Grass) | |
| Weaved for hats and toys. | |
| Sida acuta indlekwane, | |
| Married women's hair style | |
| Sida alba subsp. acuta indlekwane, | |
| Married women's hair style | |
| Sida rhombifolia subsp. rhombifolia (Spider-leg) indlekwane, ivivane, | |
| Married women's hair style | |
| Sideroxylon inerme subsp. inerme (White Milkwood) emaselitfole, emasi elitfole, masethole, umnweba, | |
| Wood used for farm implements and spoons. | |
| Sorghastrum stipoides mafusane, | |
| Birds nests | |
| Sparmannia ricinocarpa (Sparrmannia Bush) hayihayi, | |
| Bark produces good fibre. | |
| Spirostachys africana (African Sandalwood) umtfombotsi, | |
| Handicrafts, sculptures & furniture. Sawdust is an irritant. | |
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