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Swaziland's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses

Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005

Usage Category: Household

Zanthoxylum davyi    (Knobwood)
     Walking sticks, tool handles & fishing rods. Wood polishes well.
Ziziphus mucronata subsp. mucronata    (Buffalo Thorn)  imphafa,  umlahlabantfu,  umlahlabantu,  umpatle,  umphafa,
     Wood elasticity makes it useful for bows & hammer handles etc.
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