OPSLAG — PAARDE- 6B 



Op 'slag. All young herbage (annuals and new shoots of 

 perennials, half -shrubs, etc.) appearing after the first 

 rains of the season in the Karoo. Several kinds bear 

 special names, e.g. : Rooi — , Hermannia stricta, etc. 



Orange, Kaffir — . Several species of Strychnos, e.g., S, spinosa. 

 The pulp is acidulous and pleasant to eat, the seeds of 

 some species are eaten, others, like 8. Gerrardi, are bitter. 

 8. pungens is called Wild — , more commonly Klappers, 



Orchids. There are 500 species described from S.A., a few 

 bearing common names: Bartholina pectinata, Spider — ; 

 Cynorchis compact a. Swan — (Na) ; Bonatea spedosa, 

 Green wood — (Knysna) ; Disa cornuta, Golden — 

 (Knysna). The tree-orchids (epiphytes) mostly belong to 

 the genera Angraecum, Mystacidium and Polystachya, the 

 most conspicuous one being Mystacidium Mcaudatum. 

 The European " Spider orchid " is a species of Orchis. 



Osse'tong. Anchusa capensis. 

 Oude'bos ( — hout). Leucosidea sericea. 

 „ 'hout. Cordia caffra, but also Ealleria lucida. 



Ou'koe. Cotyledon reticulata. A small clumsy succulent of 



the Karoo, with deciduous leaves. 

 Ou'ma'kappie = Moeder'kappie. 

 Ou'ma-trewa v. Ewa-trewa. 



Ou' pa 'pijp. Disa spathulata. The lip of this orchid consists 

 of a long and narrow claw with a rounded blade. 



Ouweltje. Lycoperdon pratense. One of the puff-balli. 



Oven'bos = Oondbos. 



Ox-eye daisy. Dimorphotheca nudicaulis, etc. 



Paarde 'bos. Paranomus crithmifolius(Nivenia) ; Leucadendron 

 adscendens, etc. The horses nibble at the leaves. 



„ 'klauw (Griqualand West). Mesem'b7ianthemum Hookeri. 

 The outline resembling the spoor of a horse (much 

 smaller) . 



„ 'pis. This name is used by the colonists for Clausena 

 inaequalis (Rutaceae) on account of the strong odour of 

 the foliage, especially when crushed. The leaves are 

 employed in cases of fever (also colds). The Kaffirs employ 

 it for fumigating babies (boys) in order to "make them 

 strong." Widely distributed from the Knysna to Abys- 

 sinia. Through some misunderstanding Ecklon & Zeyher 



