PAPIER- — PEPPER- 65 



Papier'blom. Statice purpurata. Sandy tracts of the western 



coast. V. Strandroos. 

 Papkuil == Bulrush. 



Parsnip, Water — . Sium Thunbergii. Med. 

 PassioH'-flower (Passie'blom). Passiflora coerulea.^ From 



Brazil, but now half wild on the outskirts of woods. Other 



species cultivated in gardens. 

 Patat, Norretje — = Norra. The fleshy root edible (roasted 



in ashes ) . ( Bokkeveld ) . 

 „ Wilde — . Othonna auriculae folia. The tuberous root 



eaten by baboons. 

 Patrijs 'blom. Androcymhium melanthioides. (Griq. W.). 

 „ 'bos. Leucospermum huxifolium. Partridges often hide 



in these as in other bushes. 

 Pauw'blom. Moraea Pavonia (= Uiltje). 

 Pea, Violet — . Baphia racemosa (Na). 

 Peach, Wild — . Kiggelaria africana. (Forests). In the 



Transvaal: Landolphia capensis (= Apricot), v. also 



Spekhout. 

 Peacock flower. Moraea Pavonia. 



Pear (D: peer). Several trees called so on account of some 

 real or imaginary resemblance of the wood to that of the 

 fruit tree. Hard — , Olinia cymosa. Frequent in all wooded 

 kloofs of the S.W. Coffee Hard — , Pleurostylia capensis; 

 Red — , Scolopia Mundtii; Thorn — , Scolopia Zeyheri; 

 White — , Apodytes dimidiata. For Prickly pear v. that. 



Pen 'doorn. Gymnosporia huxifolia. A shrub with long spines, 

 frequent throughout the country. 



Pennywort. Hydrocotyle asiatica.* Now in many countries. 



Peper, Wilde — or Bos — . Piper capense. Knysna and other 



forests. 

 Peper-en-zout. Wurmhea capensis. The variety with white 



and black flowers. 

 Peper 'bos = Pepper bush. 



„ 'gras. Ranunculus muricatus. An acrid herb (buttercup). 

 Pepper bush. Relhania genistifolia (Riversdale, etc.). Foliage 



with a pungent taste. Also Montinia caryophyllacea 



{M. acris). Foliage very pungent. 

 „ cress (Cape). Lepidium capense. 



