Table 4 Other applications of the surveyed plant species from Canhane village (2007- 2008).
Scientific name | Other Applications |
|---|---|
Acanthaceae | |
Blepharis diversispina (Nees) C.B. Clarke | Beliefs and myths |
Aloaceae | |
Aloe marlothii A. Berger | Beliefs and myths; Food (nectar); Veterinary (cattle diseases) |
Aloe zebrina Baker | Food (leaves); Veterinary (cattle, chicken and lamb's diseases) |
Anacardiaceae | |
Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl. | Beliefs and myths; Food (fruits); Handicraft, Ornamental |
Sclerocarya birrea Hochst. | Beliefs and myths; Food (fruits); Handicraft; Ornamental; Wood |
Apocynaceae | |
Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R.Br. | Food (fruits); Forage |
Asparagaceae | |
Asparagus africanus Lam. | Beliefs and myths |
Balanitaceae | |
Balanites maughamii Sprague | Beliefs and myths; Forage; Ornamental; Wood |
Bombacaceae | |
Adansonia digitata L. | Food (fruits); Paper |
Capparaceae | |
Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. | Food (fruits); Firewood; Handicraft; Wood |
Maerua edulis (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf | Food (Fruits) |
Maerua parvifolia Pax | Beliefs and myths; Fishery; Food (Fruits) |
Celastraceae | |
Loeseneriella crenata (Klotzsch) Wilczek ex N. Hallé | Beliefs and myths; Carts and animal traction; Textile |
Combretaceae | |
Combretum imberbe Wawra | Charcoal; Firewood; Kitchen handicraft; Wood |
Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC. | Beliefs and myths; Fiber; Firewood; Handicraft; Ornamental; Wood |
Cucurbitaceae | |
Cucumis zeyheri Sond. | Beliefs and myths; Food (leaves); Veterinary (Cattle and lambs wounds) |
Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Naudin | Veterinary (Goat diseases, Newcastle disease) |
Dracaenaceae | |
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce | Beliefs and myths; Textile |
Ebenaceae | |
Euclea racemosa Murr. | Cosmetics; Food (fruits) |
Euphorbiaceae | |
Androstachys johnsonii Prain | Wood |
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt | Beliefs and myths; Food (fruits) |
Spirostachys africana Sond. | Veterinary (cattle eye diseases); Wood |
Fabaceae | |
Cassia abbreviata Oliv. | Beliefs and myths; Ornamental; Wood |
Colophospermum mopane (Benth.) Léonard | Charcoal; Firewood; Handicraft; Wood |
Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr | Handicraft; Musical instruments |
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn | Beliefs and myths; Farm fencing; Forage |
Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels | Beliefs and myths |
Guibourtia conjugata (Bolle) J.Léonard | Beliefs and myths; Firewood; Glue; Handicraft; Ornamental |
Malvaceae | |
Gossypium herbaceum L. | Food (Leaves); Textile |
Hibiscus meyeri Harv. | Aphrodisiac; Broom |
Meliaceae | |
Trichilia emetica Vahl subsp. emetica | Cosmetics; Food (fruits, seeds) |
Moraceae | |
Ficus sycomorus L. | Beliefs and myths; Food (fruits); Forage |
Olacaceae | |
Olax dissitiflora Oliv. | Beliefs and myths; Food (fruits); Forage; Wood |
Ximenia americana L. | Beliefs and myths; Cosmetics; Farm fencing; Food (fruits, seeds); Veterinary (cattle wounds) |
Orchidaceae | |
Ansellia africana Lindl. | Beliefs and myths |
Poaceae | |
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. | Forage |
Rubiaceae | |
Gardenia volkensii K. Schum. | Beliefs and myths; Food (fruits); Textile |
Rutaceae | |
Zanthoxylum humile (E.A. Bruce) P.G. Waterman | Beliefs and myths; Snake repellent |
Sapotaceae | |
Manilkara mochisia (Baker) Dubard | Food (fruits) |
Strychnaceae | |
Strychnos madagascariensis Spreng. ex Baker | Beliefs and myths; Food (fruits); Handicrafts; Musical instruments |
Sterculiaceae | |
Hermannia micropetala Harv. & Sond. | Beliefs and myths |
Tiliaceae | |
Grewia flavescens Juss. var. flavescens | Beliefs and myths; Food (fruits) |
Grewia hexamita Burret | Food (fruits); Handicraft |
Grewia monticola Sond. | Food (fruits); Ornamental; Veterinary (relieves cow's pain during calf-birth) |
Vitaceae | |
Cissus cornifolia (Bak.) Planch. | Food (fruits); Repellent; Veterinary (cattle wounds) |
Cissus quadrangularis L. | Beliefs and myths; Repellent; Veterinary (cattle Newcastle disease, wounds) |