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TABLE 1: Indigenous medicinal plants traded in Venda, identified by botanical names, common names (C) and/or technical (T) names |
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Family |
Botanical Names |
Vernacular Names |
Form |
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Anacardiaceae |
Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl. var. stuhlmannii (Engl.) Kokwaro |
Vhulivhadza, Munie-dombo, Muswoswoto |
Tree |
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Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl. var. edulis |
Mutshutshungu (C) |
Shrub |
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Annonaceae |
Artabotrys monteiroae Olive |
Munnamutswu, Mudzidzi |
Shrub |
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Apiaceae |
Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. var. amatymbica |
Sungwi |
Herb |
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Heteromorpha trifoliata (Wendl.) Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Muthathavhanna |
Shrub |
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Apocyanaceae |
Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd |
Musilisili (C) |
Shrub |
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Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan |
Tshirungulu (C) |
Shrub |
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Landolphia kirkii Dyer |
Muvhungo (C) |
Shrub |
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Rauvolfia caffra Sond. |
Munadzi (C) |
Tree |
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Tabernaemontana elegans Stapf. |
Muhatu (C) |
Tree |
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Wrightia natalensis Stapf. |
Musunzi (C) |
Tree |
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Asparagaceae |
Asparagus asparagoides (L.)W. Wight |
Tshiwamatata (T) |
Climber |
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Burseraceae |
Commiphora merkeri Engl. |
Mutanyambidi (T) |
Tree |
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Canellaceae |
Warburgia salutaris (Bertol.f.) Chiov. |
Mulanga (C) |
Tree |
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Capparaceae |
Capparis sepiaria L. |
Muobadali |
Shrub |
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Maerua caffra (DC.) Pax |
Mutapatila |
Shrub |
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Maerua edulis Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf |
Mutshalimela |
Shrub |
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Maerua juncea Pax |
Mukundulela |
Shrub |
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Celastraceae |
Elaeodendron transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) R.H. Archer |
Mukuvhazwivhi, Mungugunu, Mulumanamana, Mulumanama |
Tree |
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Hippocratea longipetiolata Oliv. |
Mutshilari |
Shrub |
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Maytenus peduncularis (Sond.) Loes. |
Mukwatukwatu, Mukwatule |
Shrub |
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Pleurostylia capensis (Turcz.) Loes. |
Murumelela |
Tree |
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Salacia rehmannii Schinz |
Ntsatshilambe, Mupatapani, Phathatshimima |
Shrub |
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Clusiaceae |
Garcinia livingstonei T. Anderson |
Mpimbi, Muphiphi |
Tree |
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Cupressaceae |
Widdringtonia nodiflora (L.) Powrie |
Thaululo |
Tree |
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Dioscoreaceae |
Dioscorea drageana (Kunth) Dur. & Schinz |
Gambampengo |
Climber |
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Dracaenaceae |
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce |
Tshiunza, Savha |
Herb |
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Euphorbiaceae |
Croton sylvaticus Hochst. |
Muruthu |
Tree |
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Synadenium cupulare (Boiss.) L.C. Wheeler |
Mulambamanoni, Muswoswo |
Shrub |
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Flacourtiaceae |
Dovyalis caffra (Hook. F. & Harv.) Hook. f. |
Mutunu |
Tree |
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Icacinaceae |
Pyrenacantha grandiflora Baill. |
Gwere,Velavhahleka, Mbengelele |
Climber |
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Lauraceae |
Cassytha filiformis L. |
Luangalala |
Climber |
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Ocotea kenyensis (Chiov.) Robyns |
Muangata |
Tree |
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Liliaceae |
Ornithogalum ornithogaloides (Kunth) Oberm |
Tshihatsitshandila |
Herb |
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Malpighiaceae |
Acridocarpus natalitius A.Juss. var. natalitius |
Mavhofhe, Mabophe |
Shrub |
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Meliaceae |
Trichilia dregeana Sond. |
Mutuhu |
Tree |
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Myrothamnaceae |
Myrothamnus flabellifolius (Sond.) Welw. |
Mafautshivuwa, Mukangambanzhe |
Shrub |
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Ochnaceae |
Brackenridgea zanguebarica Oliv. |
Mutavhatsindi |
Tree |
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Orchidaceae |
Polystachya ottoniana Rchb.f. |
Thahame |
Orchid |
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Passifloraceae |
Adenia spinosa Burtt Davy |
Tshivhuyudumbu |
Shrub |
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Periplocaceae |
Mondia whitei (Hook.f.) Skeels |
Muungulawe |
Climber |
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Podocarpaceae |
Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb. |
Muhovhohovho |
Tree |
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Polygalaceae |
Securidaca longepedunculata Fresen. |
Mpesu |
Tree |
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Rubiaceae |
Conostomium natalense (Hochst.) Bremek. |
Ndilela, Phandavhashimana |
Herb |
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Gardenia volkensii K. Schum. |
Tshiralala |
Tree |
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Rutaceae |
Zanthoxylum capense (Thunb.) Harv. |
Munungu |
Tree |
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Santalaceae |
Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. |
Mpeta |
Shrub |
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Solanaceae |
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal |
Musalamarubini |
Shrub |
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Vitaceae |
Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. |
Murumbulashedo, Murunganzie Murumbulambudzana |
Climber |
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Zamiaceae |
Encephalartos transvenosus Stapf & Burtt Davy |
Tshifhanga |
Herb |