Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) Webster var. fagifolia ... - SABONET

FABACEAE
Newtonia hildebrandtii (Vatke) Torre var. hildebrandtii
Piptadenia hildebrandtii
Common name: Lebombo Wattle, Sandveld Newtonia
Siswati name: umFomoti
Distribution: Restricted to the Lebombo Range.
Abundance: Rare.
Habitat: Dry ravine forest and forest fringes in the Lebombos.
Land tenure: Wide range.
Conservation Status: Least Concern.
Ormocarpum trichocarpum (Taub.) Engl.
Common name: Caterpillar Bush, Hairy-caterpillar Pod
Siswati name: siTsibane, Ingcongwane, umHlofunga, Umtfombeni
Distribution: Widespread in central and eastern Swaziland.
Abundance: Common.
Habitat: Bushveld, thicket, and on rocky hillsides.
Land tenure: Wide range.
Conservation Status: Least Concern.
General: The roots are used for treating stomach complaints and the bark to
increase strength and stamina.
Otholobium wilmsii (Harms) C.H.Stirt
O. nigricans
Common name: Grassland Hookleaf-pea
Voucher specimen(s): 719, 997
Distribution: Scattered in northwestern Swaziland.
Abundance: Common to rare.
Habitat: Grassland and along evergreen forest margins.
Land tenure: Wide range.
Conservation Status: Least Concern.
Peltophorum africanum Sond.
Common name: African Wattle
Siswati name: umKhabamkhombe, Mphungankomo, Mashubane, Mahabiya
Distribution: Fairly widespread throughout most of Swaziland.
Abundance: Common to abundant.
Habitat: Bushveld, thicket, woodland, wooded grassland, and grassland.
Often on sandy soils.
Land tenure: Wide range.
Conservation Status: Least Concern.
General: The roots and bark are used for treating diarrhoea and the bark by
men for attracting women.
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