Swaziland's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
Usage Category: Household
| Hippobromus pauciflorus (Basterperdepis) luphephetse, lutwile, siphahluka, | |
| Walking sticks. | |
| Homalium dentatum (Brown Ironwood) lakalaka, lilakalaka, umhlolampunzi, | |
| Wood takes a good polish | |
| Hyparrhenia anamesa (Thatch Grass) | |
| Thatching | |
| Hyparrhenia cymbaria (Boat Thatching Grass) | |
| Thatching | |
| Hyparrhenia dichroa (Thatch Grass) | |
| Thatching | |
| Hyparrhenia dregeana (Tambuki Grass) | |
| Thatching | |
| Hyparrhenia filipendula (Thatch Grass) | |
| Thatching | |
| Hyparrhenia hirta (Common Thatching Grass) | |
| Thatching | |
| Hyparrhenia newtonii (Thatch Grass) | |
| Thatching | |
| Hyparrhenia quarrei (Thatch Grass) | |
| Thatching | |
| Hyparrhenia rufa var. rufa (Thatch Grass) | |
| Screen building & thatching | |
| Hyparrhenia tamba (Thatch Grass) | |
| Screen building & thatching | |
| Hyparrhenia variabilis (Thatch Grass) | |
| Thatching | |
| Hyperacanthus amoenus (Spiny Gardenia) bembetfy, bhembetfu, indzabulaluvalo, ingulavuma, ingwavuma, luphembetu, mvalasangweni, ngcotfo, umvalasangweni, | |
| Fencing stakes and fishing baskets. | |
| Hyphaene coriacea (Lala Palm) lilala, nnala, | |
| Seeds used to make necklaces, trinkets & curios. Leaves for basketry. | |
| Hypoxis hemerocallidea (Star Flower) iboya, imbita, inkhofi, inkhomfe, liboya, lilabatseka, | |
| Leaves make rope. Bulb to blacken flowers. | |
| Hypoxis rigidula (Silver-leaved Star-flower) | |
| Making Ropes | |
| Ilex mitis var. mitis (Cape Holly) inchitsamuti, incitamuzi, libofa, libota, | |
| Wood makes good furniture but not often used. | |
| Imperata cylindrica (Speargrass) umtsentse, | |
| Handicrafts | |
| Isolepis costata (Sedge) umuzi, | |
| Beer strainers | |
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