Uapaka kirkiana 



Uapaka nitida 



Uvaria sp. 



Vitex doniana 



* Widdringtonia whytei 



Xymalos monospora 



Zanha golungensis . . 



Cinyanja Name 

 Msuku 

 Kasokolowe 

 Ukonde (C) 

 Mpindimbi 

 Mkungusa 

 Nakaswaga (Y) 

 Mkwidio . . 



Use 

 General building . . 

 Beds, structural purposes 

 Game traps 

 Boxes, interior fittings 

 All purposes 



Poles, furniture, bee hives 

 Building purposes 



* important timber trees. 



D. PLANTS USED FOR FIBRE AND TEXTILES 



Acacia spirocarpa . . 

 Adansonia digitata . . 

 Aerva lanata 

 Agave sisalana 

 Annona chrysophylla 

 Bombax stolzii 

 Borassus aethiopum 

 Brachystegia longifolia 

 Brachystegia spiciformis 

 Brachystegia woodiana 

 Calotropis procera . . 

 Cannabis saliva 

 Ceiba pentandra 

 Cissampelos mucronata 

 Cocculus hirsutus 

 Corchorus olitorius . . 

 Crotalaria juncea 

 Culcasia scandens . . 

 Cyperus sp. 



Dichrostachys glomerata 

 Domqeya rotundifolia 

 Elephantorrhiza sp. 

 Ensete living stonianum 

 Entada phaseoloides 

 Ficus natalensis 

 Ficus ovata 

 Fleurya aestuans 

 Oossypium spp. 

 Hibiscus cannabinus 

 Hibiscus diversifolius 

 Hibiscus esculentus 

 Hibiscus physaloides 

 HypJiaene spp. 

 Ipomoea pes-capraea 

 Lanneafulva 

 Lannea schimperi . . 

 Oreobambus buchwaldii 

 Oxytenanthera abyssinica 

 Pennisetum purpureum 

 Phoenix reclinata 

 Phragmites mauritianus 

 Piliostigma thonningii 

 Popowia obovata 

 Pouzolzia hypoleuca 

 Raphia ruffia 

 Secamone sp. 

 Securidaca sp. 

 Sida alba . . 

 Sphenostylis erecta .". 



Sterculia africana . . 

 Tamarindus indica 

 Triumfetta rhomboidea 

 Urena lobata 

 Vellozia spp. 

 Vernonia amygdalina 



Chinyanja Name 

 Ncongwe 

 Mlambe . . 

 Cidyonko 

 Khonje . . 

 Mpoza 



Mtonjemanga 

 Mvumo . . 

 Mombo . . 

 Cumbe 

 Mombo . . 

 Citonje . . 

 Camba 



Usufu (Kapok) 

 Cilambe . . 

 Cipapati . . 

 Cilenzi 

 (Sunnhemp) 



Kauju 



Cipangala 



Naduwa . . 



Citeta 



Cizuzu 



Mkulumu 



Mlambi (Su) 



Khwisa . . 



Tonje 



Sonkwe . . 



Catata 



Nathando 



Thelele thengo 



Mgwalangwa 



Msaula (Y) 



Kitongomilo (Nk) 



Kaumbu 



Tolanje . . 



Nsungwi 



Nsenjere 



Kanjedza 



Bango 



Citimbe . . 



Mfulufula 



Thingo . . 



Ciwale 



Bwazi 



Bwazi 



Nkhunga. . 



Mgoza 



Bwemba 



Khatambuzi 



Msapatonje (Y) 



Ceu 



Futsa 



Use 

 String . . 

 Rope, string 

 Stuffing native pillows 

 Rope, string 

 Rope 



Stuffing cushions . . 

 Mats, binding material 

 Bark cloth, ropes . . 

 Thatching twine . . 

 Twine and binding 

 Stuffing cushions . . 

 Rope 



Stuffing cushions, life-belts . . 

 Binding edges of baskets 

 Wickerwork 

 Rope, bags 

 String, ropes, sacking 

 Binding material . . 

 String . . . , 



Rope 



Rope and binding material 

 String 



Bindings for building 

 Mats, ropes 

 Bark cloth 

 Bark cloth 

 String 

 Cotton cloth 



Substitute for jute 



String for sewing mats 



Rope 



Short strong fibre . . 



Mats 



Ropes for fish nets 



String 



String 



Baskets . . 



Baskets . . 



Paper 



Baskets, mats 



Mats 



Rope, string 



Withies . . 



Twine for nets 



Raffia for binding 



String 



String 



Roof supports 



Root fibres for string and 

 mats . . 



Rope 



Rope and string . . 



String 



String 



Brushes . . 



Lids of grain stores tooth- 

 brushes 



Number 

 456 

 457 

 462 

 475 

 479 

 481 

 482 



Number 



6 

 9 



12 



15 



39 



64 



65 



69 



70 



72 



83 



85 



95 

 106 

 121 

 131 

 142 

 156 

 160 

 169 

 187 

 194 

 197 

 198 

 215 

 216 

 220 

 227 

 239 

 240 

 241 

 242 

 252 

 258 

 283 

 284 

 326 

 334 

 343 

 354 

 355 

 359 

 367 

 369 



388 

 402 

 404 



407 



418 

 421 

 433 

 452 

 459 

 465 



466 



164 



