KNOTWEED — KOREN- 51 



Knotweed. Polygonum serrulatum, and the introduced 

 P. aviculare, P. lapathifoUum and P. amphihium. 



Knysna lily = Berglelie. 



Kobas. Cissus Crameriana. A deciduous succulent with a 

 very stout, fleshy trunk like a boterboom. Poisonous. 

 (Damaraland). 



Koeri'moer = Kiriemoer. 



Koes' naart je. Crassula columnaris. A small, more or less 

 globular, fleshy body of earthy colour (before the flower- 

 ing stage), eaten by the natives. A mimicry plant. Karoo. 



Koifee-harde'peer. Pleurostylia capensis. 



Kokerhoom. Aloe dichotoma. (Nam.) Pieces of the branches, 

 when deprived of their pith, served the Bushmen as 

 quivers (pijlkoker). 



Koko. Gymnosporia undata. 



Kolkol. Berzelia lanuginosa. (S.W.). 



Komkommer, Wilde — . Gucumis africanus and G. Naudinianus 



(No). Fruit spiny, edible. 

 Kommetje-tee-water. Adenandra uniflora. Flower resembles 



a tiny china cup, yet a rather fanciful name (Malmes- 



bury). 

 Kooboo'bessie v. Kubu bessie. 

 Kooi 'goed. Helichrysum crispum and H. auriculatum, etc. 



White, v/oolly, soft, aromatic herbs, employed as bedding 



by natives and mountaineers. 

 Kool'ganna v. Ganna. 

 „ 'hout. Lachnostylis capensis. Employed, like many others, 



for the making of charcoal. 

 Kooman = Wild fig (Knysna). (?) 

 Koorde 'haar = Kaalgaar. 

 Koorkoor (or Karkoer) = Bitter melon. 

 Koornroos. Agrostemma Githago*. An introduced weed. Seeds 



poisonous. 

 Koperdraad v. Grasses. Also Polygonum aviculare (Bokke- 



veld). 

 Kop 'zeer. Some species of Caralluma. 



Koren'blom (Tulbagh). Lapeyrousia corymhoaa, a little 

 plant with blue flowers. Another kind is I ma flexuosa. 

 The garden plant bearing this name is Gentaurea Gyanus 

 (Compositae). Also several other irids. 



