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Flora of Gor
brak bush: a shrub whose leaves have a purgative effect when chewed; traditionally branches of it are nailed to house doors during the Waiting Hand to discourage the entry of bad luck into the house for the New Year.
Book 5: Assassin of Gor, page 211
carpet plant: a plant of the rainforest area inland of Schendi having tendrils that are used in this example to bind a bandaged wound.
Book13: Explorers of Gor, page 347
dina: a small short-stemmed flower indigenous to hillsides; sometimes called the 'slave flower' it is often used as a design for slave brands; sometimes used as a slave name.
Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, page 61
fan palm: found in the jungles of Schendi more than 20 feet high which spreads it's leaves in the form of an opened fan; an excellent source of water; as much as a liter at the base of each leaf's cupped stem.
Book 13: Explorer's of Gor, pages 310 and 347
flahdah: a tree of the Tahari having lanceolate leaves; the trunk leans like that of a palm tree
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor page 72
flaminium: a largish scarlet flower having 5 petals.
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 154
kanda: a plant which grows in desert regions of Gor. It's roots are extremely toxic, even poisonous, but the leaves can be rolled and formed into strings which are chewed or sucked to produce a stimulant effect
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 25
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 43
katch: foliated leaf vegetable.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 37
leech plant: a living rooted plant with bladder-like seed pods, it can fasten two hollow fang-like thorns into its victim through which it can suck the blood that nourishes it. A chemical response of the pods cause a mechanical pumping action, giving them an eerie resemblance to contracting and expanding lungs.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 33
Book 7: Captive of Gor, page 41
liana vine: a rainforest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 310
needle tree: an evergreen tree of the Thentis region whose oil is used in perfumes.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 141
palm tree: More than 1500 varieties of palm trees exist in the rainforest one of which is the Fan Palm more than 20 ft high and spreads it leaves in the form of a an opened fan it is an excellent source of pure water as much as one liter of water being found almost as though cupped at the base of each leaf's stem.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 310
rence: a tufted reed-like plant that grows in the marshes; it has long thick roots about four inches thick which lies under the surface of the water with smaller roots that sink down to the mud with stems 15-16 feet long with a single floral spike used for making paper, which is exported all over Gor. Each part of the rence is used for something.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 7
rence, pith of: edible part of the rence plant, either raw or cooked. Rence pith and fish are the dietary staples of the rence growers. Also sometimes used for caulking.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 7
rence, root of: used to make wooden tools and utensils that can be carved from it also used for fuel.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 7
rence, stem of: used to make reed boats sails mats cords and a fibrous cloth
Book 6: Raiders of Gor page 7
rep: a whitish fibrous matter found in the seed pods of a small reddish woody bush used to make rep-cloth.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 10
Sa-Tarna 'life-daughter': staple gorean grain, described as yellow shafts growing in rows in a field.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 43
Book 9: Marauders of Gor, page 102
second growth patches: area's of the jungle that are impenetrable or almost impenetrable, not characteristic of the virgin rain forest. They occur when land is cleared and abandoned. Often found along rivers.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 313
shrub, kanda: A shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots while chewing the leaves has an addictive narcotic.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 43
shrub, kes: a shrub whose salty blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage, a Gorean soup.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 45
sim plant: a rambling, tangled, vine-like plant with huge, rolling leaves raised in the pasture chambers of the Nest.
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 214
sip root: a bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor , pages 46, 124 and 319
sul: a large, thick-skinned, starchy, yellow-fleshed root vegetable. It is a staple of the Gorean diet.
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 219
Book 11: Slave girl of Gor, page 134
Book 16: Guardsman of Gor, page 234
Book 22: Dancer of Gor, page 80
sul plant: vine with golden leaves.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 44
ta-grape: edible purple fruit, the size of a small plum, from which Ta-wine is made, usually associated with the terraces of Cos, but also found in various locales of similar latitude
Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 45
Book 10: Tribesman of Gor, page 213
Book 20: Players of Gor, page 291
Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 81
talender: delicate and yellow petaled, a fragrant meadow flower; when worn in a slave girl's hair, it is a symbol of deep submission and emotional attachment to her owner.
Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 131 and page 139
Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 65
telekint: a plant of the Tahari, its roots mashed and mixed with water provide a red dye.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 83
teslik: a plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 320
tor shrub: translated as the 'bright shrub' or the 'shrub of light' because of it's abundant bright flowers either yellow or white depending on the variety. It flowers in the fall.
Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 339
tree, flower: found in Turia, it has lovely dangling loops of interwoven blossoms which hang from curved branches. In pleasure gardens, the trees are cultivated so that the clustered flowers emerge in subtle delicate patterns of shades and hues.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 217
tree, Hogarthe: a tree of the Barrens named for one of the early explorers of the area. They tend to grow on the banks of small streams or muddy, sluggish rivers. Because they are so similar to poplar trees of Earth, Tarl imagines their seeds may have been transported to Gor.
Book 18: Blood Brothers of Gor, page 300
tree, ka-la-na: a tree with very strong yellow wood used for making bows; the fruit of the ka-la-na is used to make ka-la-na wine.
Book 1: Tarnsman of Gor, page 96
tree, tem-wood: in Turia, found in groves; linear, supple and black
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 15 and217
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 15
tree, tur: described as reddish and large-trunked, it is found in Turia. The realm of Turia is said to have taken it's name from a solitary Tur tree found planted long ago on the plains.
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 217
tur-pah: a vine-like tree parasite with curled, scarlet, ovate leaves which are edible and an ingredient of sullage, a gorean soup.
Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 45
Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 217
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 219
veminium oil: by-product of Veminium petals being boiled in water; a scented oil used in middle to upper-class homes to rinse hands before and after eating.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 50
veminium, desert: small, purplish flower found in the Tahari; used in perfumes.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 50
veminium, Thentis: a bluish wildflower commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis mountains; used in perfumes.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 50
Book 15: Rogues of Gor, page 91
verr grass: a brownish grass that grows, stubbornly, in the shaded spots of
the Tahari.
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 71