Swaziland's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
Usage Category: Cultural
| Combretum zeyheri (Large-fruited Bush Willow) imbondvo lemhlophe, immbondvo lemhlophe, | |
| Used in Royal cattle-kraal at Incwala ceremonies & funerals. | |
| Commiphora harveyi (Cork Tree) umbangandlala, umnumbi, | |
| Forbidden in home | |
| Conostomium natalense var. natalense (Wild Pentas) umbophe, ungcolosi, | |
| Love charms & to prevent lightning. | |
| Crassula alba (White Stonecrop) | |
| Charm to make one invisible | |
| Crassula vaginata (White Stonecrop) | |
| Love charm. | |
| Crinum bulbispermum (Orange River Lily) umnduze, | |
| Planted to protect home from evil. | |
| Crinum macowanii (River Lily) lijoye, | |
| Protective charm. | |
| Crotalaria lanceolata (Twin-leaved Rattle Bush) izaza, | |
| Traditional love charm. | |
| Croton menyharthii (Rough-leaved Croton) mhuluka, mwulukwa, umkulaka, | |
| Roots for a good luck charm. | |
| Croton steenkampianus (Marsh Feverberry) mhuluka, mnyakeni, mwuluka, | |
| Bark a good luck charm for business. | |
| Cryptocarya woodii (Cape Quince) mthongwane, umcatsane, umncabe, umtfomgwane, umtfongwana, | |
| Magico-medicinal uses. | |
| Cussonia natalensis (Simple-leaved Cabbage Tree) imphikayiboni, msenge, umbudzi, umsenge, | |
| Used to provoke rain. Bark, fruit & roots used during inyanga & sangoma ceremonies. Bark used foir luck in law cases or war. | |
| Cyanotis speciosa (Doll's Powder Puff) ingonga, inkombo, insonga, udabulamafu, umakotigoyile, | |
| Protective & love charm. | |
| Cyathea dregei (Grassland Tree Fern) impimpiliza, inkhomankhoma, | |
| Used to ward off evil spirits. | |
| Cyrtanthus contractus (Fire Lily) | |
| A protective charm. | |
| Cyrtanthus stenanthus var. major (Fire Lily) | |
| Protective charm against lightning | |
| Dalbergia obovata (Climbing Flatbean) umzungulu, | |
| Roots provide Zulu love charm. Ancestral communication aid. | |
| Datura stramonium * (Common Thorn Apple) lijowe, lijoye, liljowe, umkhuna, | |
| Diviner's aid & asthma & headaches. Leaves smoked in Caribbean. | |
| Dianthus mooiensis subsp. kirkii (Frilly Dianthus) tjanibezwe, | |
| Used to make the Royal Soap for the King. | |
| Dianthus zeyheri (African Carnation) iningizimu, tjanibezwe, | |
| Love charm. Protection from lightning and to aid divination & rainfall. | |
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