U PAARDE- — PANNAE 



connected the name — with another tree and named it 

 accordingly Hippohromus, although it does not possess 

 any such odour and is not used medicinally. For this 

 plant {H. parviflorus) the name Basterd — or Horse- 

 wood is now sometimes employed. 



Paarde 'praam. Fagara capensis. (Xanthoxylum capense). The 

 trunk is covered with conical excrescences. Bark used 

 medicinally (e.g., against toothache). 



„ 'staart v. Horse-tail. 

 »» 'vijg = Hottentot's fig. 



Paars' blom. Amphithalea ericifolia. Probably also other 

 species with purple or mauve flowers. 



Padde'bos. CUffortia polygonifolia. (?). 

 „ 'klauw. Teucrium africanum. Herb used as an emollient 

 „ 'kombaars ( — slijm). Spirogyra. Several of these Algae 



form green slimy masses in stagnant pools. 

 „ 'stoel. Species of Agaricus, Amanita, etc. Many of them 



poisonous. 



Paintbrush. Haemanthus coccinexis, etc. Flowers in a 

 capitulum. 



Painted lady. Applied to several species of Gladiolus with 

 pink marks on the flowers, e.g., G. dehiliSf G. hastatus. 

 Sometimes also 6f. hlandus, etc. v. Afrikander. 



Palms. Four species wild in S.A. Phoenix recUnata (Wild 

 date, Lisundu); Hyphaene crinita (Ginger bread tree, 

 llala) and H. ventricosa (Dum — , Rhod., etc.) the two S.A. 

 fan palms. On the coast of Pondoland occurs the rare 

 Jubaeopsis cajfra (Inkomba). 



Palmiet. Prioniiim serratiim. This, the only arborescent 

 species of Juncaceae (rushes), is frequent in swamps and 

 river-beds of the south-western Cape districts. In other 

 parts of S.A. the name is sometimes applied to Typha 

 australis (Bulrush). Leaves employed for mats. The 

 fleshy young roots form a good vegetable. The so-called 

 Berg — is Tetraria thermalis, quite a different plant. 



Pampoen'bos = Wilde kalabas. 



Pampoentje. Ornithogalum speciosum. Flower a deep orange, 

 with 3 black tips ( Clanwilliam, etc.). 



Pannae radix is the pharmaceutical name for the indigenous 

 male fern, Dryopteris athamantica (Inkomokomo). East, 

 forests. 



