Table 2.
An inventory of locally sourced fruit species among three villages in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Use value (UV), frequency of citation (FC), and use report (UR).
| Scientific Name and Voucher No | Family | Local Name (Sepulana) | Plant Part(s) | Uses and Significance among Participants | No of Use Category | No of Use Report (UR) | FC (%) | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Annona senegalensis Pers KNS 10 |
Annonaceae | Matllepo | Fruit, leaves, roots | Food (edible fruit), vertebrate poison (snake repellent), medicine (cosmetics and sexually transmitted infections/diseases), | 3 | 4 | 100 | 0.098 |
|
Berchemia discolor (Klotzsch) Hemsl KNS 31 |
Rhamnaceae | Digokgoma | Fruit, bark, roots | Food (edible fruit, porridge and alcoholic beverage), fuel (firewood), medicine (wounds, bleeding gums) | 3 | 6 | 36.5 | 0.401 |
|
Berchemia zeyheri (Sond.) Grubov KNS 20 |
Rhamnaceae | Dinee | Fruit, roots | Food (edible fruit), medicine (headache) | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0.203 |
|
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill. KNS 1 |
Phyllantaceae | Ditsere | Fruit, bark | Food (edible fruit), medicine (diarrhoea, headache, sore eyes and tooth-ache) | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0.508 |
|
Canthium inerme (L.f.) Kuntze KNS 8 |
Rubiaceae | Mmitswa | Fruit, branches | Food (edible fruit), material (construction) | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0.049 |
|
Carissa edulis Vahl. KNS 12 |
Apocynaceae | Dithokolo | Fruit, roots | Food (edible fruit and beverage/wine), social use (misfortunes), medicine (body pains) | 3 | 4 | 100 | 0.098 |
|
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. KNS 5 |
Ebenaceae | Ditsoma | Fruit, branches | Food (edible fruit), material (wooden spoon), medicine (epilepsy) | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0.073 |
|
Englerophytum magalismontanum (Sond.) T.D. Penn. KNS 9 |
Sapotaceae | Ditlhatjwa tsa tlhaga | Fruit | Food (edible fruit, jam, syrup and beverage/wine) | 1 | 4 | 51 | 0.191 |
|
Euclea divinorum Hiern KNS 22 |
Ebenaceae | Motlakolane | Fruit | Food (edible fruit) | 1 | 1 | 73 | 0.033 |
|
Ficus sur Forssk. KNS 3 |
Moraceae | Mago | Fruit, bark | Food (edible fruit and jam), medicine (chest problems) | 2 | 3 | 70.3 | 0.104 |
|
Ficus thonningii Blume KNS 23 |
Moraceae | Mokumo (Dikumo) | Fruit | Food (edible fruit and jam) | 1 | 2 | 46 | 0.106 |
|
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. Ex Willd.) Royle subsp. virosa KNS 7 |
Phyllanthaceae | Motlhalabu (Ditlhalabu) | Fruit, bark | Food (edible fruit), medicine (chest problems) | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0.049 |
|
Grewia flavescens Juss KNS 27 |
Malvaceae | Dipharatshwena | Fruit | Food (edible fruit, beverage/juice) | 1 | 2 | 51 | 0.096 |
|
Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl. KNS 11 |
Anacardiaceae | Diphiroku | Fruit, branches | Food (edible fruit), material (wooden spoon) | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0.049 |
|
Lannea schweinfurthii Engl. KNS 29 |
Anacardiaceae | Marulanopsane | Fruit, branches | Food (edible fruit), material (wooden spoon) | 2 | 2 | 46 | 0.106 |
|
Lantana rugosa Thunb. KNS 34 |
Verbenaceae | Molutoane | Fruit, leaves, roots | Food (edible fruit), medicine (fever and diarrhoea) | 2 | 3 | 100 | 0.073 |
|
Macrotyloma maranguense (Taub.) Verdc KNS 6 |
Leguminosae (Fabaceae) | Mokorola kgogo (Mokorolakgogo) |
Fruit | Food (edible fruit) | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0.024 |
|
Mimusops zeyheri Sond. KNS 19 |
Sapotaceae | Mmupudu | Fruit | Food (edible fruit) | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0.024 |
|
Parinari curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth KNS 2 |
Chrysobalanaceae | Dipola | Fruit, roots | Food (edible fruit, soft porridge and syrup), medicine (pneumonia, sore eyes and ear problems) | 2 | 6 | 51 | 0.287 |
|
Parinari capensis Harv. KNS 30 |
Chrysobalanaceae | Dimola | Fruit, roots | Food (edible fruit, soft porridge and syrup), medicine (ear problem and sore eyes) | 2 | 6 | 51 | 0.287 |
|
Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. subsp. caffra (Sond.) KNS 28 |
Anacardiaceae | Morula | Fruit, seeds, bark | Food (edible fruit, jam, nuts and beverage/wine), medicine (sexually transmitted infections/diseases and diarrhoea) | 2 | 6 | 100 | 0.146 |
|
Searsia pendulina (Jacq.) Moffett KNS 25 |
Anacardiaceae | Botlhotlho | Fruit | Food (edible fruit, alcoholic beverage) | 1 | 2 | 36.5 | 0.134 |
|
Strychnos madagascariensis Poir. KNS 17 |
Loganiaceae | Magwagwa | Fruit, leaves, roots | Food (edible fruit and sweets), medicine (poison and wounds) |
2 | 5 | 21.9 | 0.557 |
|
Strychnos spinosa Lam. KNS 21 |
Loganiaceae | Mashala | Fruit, leaves, roots | Food (edible fruit), medicine (poison) | 2 | 2 | 73 | 0.067 |
|
Syzygium cordatum Hochst. ex Krauss KNS 18 |
Myrtaceae | Ditlho tsa tlhaga | Fruit, roots | Food (edible fruit, alcoholic beverage), medicine (tuberculosis) | 2 | 3 | 100 | 0.073 |
|
Syzygium intermedium Engl. & Brehmer KNS 4 |
Myrtaceae | Ditlho | Fruit | Food (edible fruit) | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0.024 |
|
Trichilia emetica Vahl subsp. emetica KNS 13 |
Meliaceae | Mogotlho | Fruit, bark, roots | Food (edible fruit, dried fruit, beverage/juice), medicine (kidney problems) | 2 | 4 | 48.7 | 0.200 |
|
Vangueria infausta Burch. KNS 16 |
Rubiaceae | Mabilo | Fruit, bark, roots | Food (edible fruit, dried fruit, alcoholic beverage), medicine (sexually transmitted infections/diseases and tooth-ache) | 2 | 5 | 100 | 0.122 |
|
Vangueria pygmaea Schltr. KNS 15 |
Rubiaceae | Mmilofasane Mabilofasane | Fruit, bark, leaves | Food (edible fruit, dried fruit, alcoholic beverage), medicine (sexually transmitted infections/diseases) | 2 | 4 | 100 | 0.098 |
|
Ximenia americana L. KNS 24 |
Olacaceae | Ditsadi | Fruit, bark, roots | Food (edible fruit), medicine (wounds and constipation) | 2 | 3 | 21.9 | 0.334 |
|
Ximenia caffra Sond. KNS 14 |
Olacaceae | Dichidi | Fruit, leaves | Food (edible fruit and jam), medicine (diarrhoea, infertility, fever) | 2 | 5 | 100 | 0.122 |