Flora Posted on 09/02/2015 by bobovese Flora Khwasa khwasa* (‘sponge’) Khwasa khwasa* Mbatata (sweet potatoes) Therere (okra) Soya Chimanga (maize) Fodya (tobocco in Kasungu) Chinangwa (cassava – manihot esculenta) Mchewere (pearl millet / bulrush millet) Tithonia (delya) Mpendadzuwa (sunflower in Mulanje) Mpendadzuwa (sunflower in Mulanje) Nzimbe (sugarcane. sacchurum officinarum) Nanazi (pineapples) Mtengo wa ndimu (lemon tree) Mtengo wa ndimu (lemon tree) Mtengo wa nachesi (tangerine tree) Mtengo wa lalange (orange tree) Orange blossom Mitengo ia mango (mango trees – mangifera indica) Mitengo ia mango (mango trees – mangifera indica) Blossomed mango tree Mtondo (wild mango – cordyla africana) Mtengo wa mpapaya (pawpaw tree – carica papaya) Mtengo wa nthochi (banana tree) Mtengo wa nthochi (banana tree) Mpoza (custard apple tree) Mageregedera (granadilla) Geregedera (granadilla in Mulanje) Mphesa (grapevine in Mulanje) Mtengo wagwafa (guava tree) Manyumwa (grapefruit tree) Mtengo wa Peyala (avocado tree) Mtengo wa masuku (wild loquat tree) Mtengo wa chinangwa (cassava tree – manihot esculenta) Kachere (common wild fig – ficus natalensis) Mswaya (natal mahogany) & Kachere (common wild fig) Mkuyu (wild fig) Msekesi (camel’s foot tree – piliostigma thonningii) Mswaya (natal mahogany) Mlambe (baobab – adansonia digitata) Chitowe (kind of tree – Brachystegia longifolia) Chitowe (kind of tree – Brachystegia longifolia) Nsawu Communion Mmwaye / Mteme (elephant-orange tree. Strychnos spinos) Sungwi (bamboo in Satemwa) Athombozi (rubber trees) Bulugama (eucalyptus) Sederela (toon tree – toona ciliata) Nkhadze (Indian spurge tree / pencil tree / milk bush. Euphorbia tirucalli) Mvunguti (sausage tree – kigelia africana) Njale* Indian kesha Mkocho kocho Mkocho kocho Mkocho kocho Nzanje* Nzanje* Mgwalangwa (doum palm tree. hyphaene thebaica) Mdikhwa (Real fan palm / Makalani palm. hyphaene petersiana) Mdikhwa Bare trees Mgaga* in Mua Chisese** in Mulanje Khonje (Sisal) Khonje (Sisal) Chisongwe (aloe vera in Mulanje) Kaloga (cactus) Kaloga (cactus) Kaloga (cactus in Cape Maclear) Nsikidzi* Mombo Nthulantu (nthula – apple of Sodom / bitter apple bush. solanum panduriforme) Anamasupuni (water hyacinths) flower flowers flowers flowers flower flowers flowers flowers flowers flower flowers flower flower flowers in Zomba flowers in Zomba flower in Dedza flowers in Dedza flower in Nkhotakota flower in Mulanje flowers in Mulanje flowers in Mulanje flower in Mulanje flower in Mulanje flowers in Mulanje flower in Mulanje flower in Mulanje * Chisena language ** Ngoni language