blueberries
gotten from Earth in aquistion trips, smuggled to Gor;
very rare
celane melon
like earth's cantaloupe/muskmelon
dates
same size and taste as those of Earth, come from the
city of Tor
ka-la-na
used for wines and garnishes; grows from the kalana tree
on the Plains of Ka-la-na
kort
desert fruit with high water content, has a rind, comes
from the Tahari, served most often with melted cheese and nutmeg
larma
juicy, sweet fruit that may be served whole or sliced,
it can be fried and served with browned honey sauce; serving larma can be
taken as a plea from a girl to be raped/used
merlot grapes
used to make merlot wine, darker than ta-grapes
ramberries
purple colored berries frequently made into jams and
pies, can be eaten as is; native to Gor
redfruit
sweet fruit similar to earth's apple in texture and
taste
ta-grapes
from the Isle of Cos , they are similar to earth grapes,
can be eaten as is or made into wine
tospit
about the size of a plum, it is yellow and peach-like;
very bitter but edigle; its juices are mixed with other fruit juices for a
citrus drink; can be used for garnish in kal-da; it can be candied or cut
up and dipped in honey; the number of seeds is often the cause for
betting; tospit can be used for a food and for quiva tossing
games/practice
brak bush
shrub; leaves hav purgative effect when chewed; during
the Waiting Hand branches are nailed to doors to discourage entry of bad
luck into the house for the New Year
carpet plant
rainforest plant from area inland of Schendi; has
tendrils that are used to bind a bandaged wound (as used in book)
dina
flower with a short stem, grows on hillsides; sometimes
called "slave flower" as it is often the design of slave brands, sometimes
used as a slave name
fan palm
lush plant found in the jungles of Schendi, grows to
twenty feet high, spreads its leaves in the form of an opened fan; source
of water - a liter at the base of each leaf's cupped stem can be gotten
flahdah
tree of the Tahari desert; leans like the earth palm
trees; lanceolate leaves
flaminium
large scarlet flower having five petals
kanda
desert plant, roots are extremely poisonous; leaves can
be rolled and formed into strings which are chewed or sucked to produce a
stimulant effect; used to dull pain; can be made into a cream for use as a
topical anesthetic
katch
leafy vegetable often used as a salad basic
larma, applelike
single seeded applelike fruit ;p variation of the
succulent juicy larma with a single seeded; commonly called pit fruit
leech plant
plant with bladderlike seed pods; can fasten two hollow
fanglike 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 which gives them an eerie resemblance to contracting and expanding
lungs
liana vine
rainforest plant which can be used as a source of
drinking water
melon
yellowish red-striped sphere
needle tree
evergreen tree; grows in Thentis region; oil 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 an opened fan it is an excellent source of pure
water as much as one liter of water being found cupped at the base of each
leaf's stem.
Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 310
ram-berry
small reddish fruit, similar to tiny plums of earth but
for the many small edible seeds
Book 7: Captive of Gor, pages 207and 305
rence
tufted reedlike plant that grows inthe marshes; has long
thick roots about four inches thick which lie under the surface of the
water with smaller roots that sink down to the mud with stems that reach
fifteen to sixteen feet long, has a single floral spike used for making
paper which is exported all over Gor; each part of this plant is used for
something useful
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; can also
be used for caulking
Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 7
rence, root of
used to make wooden tols 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
whitish fibrous matter found inthe seed pods of a small
reddish woody bush used to make rep-cloth
sa-tarna
(meaning - life-daughter) staple groean grain, has
yellow shafts; grown in cultivated fields; wheat
second growth patches
areas of jungle that are impenetrable or almost
impenetrable; they occur when land is cleared and abandones so not
characteristic of the virgin rain forest; often found along rivers
shrub, kes
shrub with salty blue secondary roots, roots are a main
ingredient in sullage - a Gorean soup
sim plant
a rambling, tangled, vinelike plant with huge rolling
leaves raised int he pasture chambers of the Nest
sip root
a bitter root used in slave wine as the major active
ingredient
sul -
large thick-skinned, starchy, yellow-fleshed root
tuberous vegetable; staple of the Gorean diet; similar to the potato;
ingredient in sullage - Gorean soup (made of suls, tur-pah, kes, and
whatever else is handy)
sul plant
golden leaved vine
ta-grape
edible purple fuits about the size of an Earth plum;
used to make Ta-wine; usually grown on the terraces of Cos, but can be
found in various similar locales with similar latitude
talender
fragrant meadow flower, delicate yellow petals; when
worn by a slave girl in her hair, it is a sign of deep submission and
emotional attachment to her owner
telekint
Tahari desert plant; roots are mashed and mixed with
water to provide a red dye
tem
tree which produces black wood that is very strong
teslik
plant whose extract is an active ingredient in slave
wine
tor shrub
translated as "bright shrub" or the "shrub of light";
has abundant bright flowers - yellow or white - depending on the variely;
flowers itself in the fall
tospit
bitter, juicy citrus fruit; two varieties, the long and
short; the long is knows to have an even number of seeds, while the short
variety has an odd number
tree, flower
grows in Turia; has dangling loops of interwoven
blossoms wich hang from curved branches; cultivated in pleasure gardens so
the clustered flowers emerge in delicate patterns of shades and hues
tree, hogarthe
tree of the Barrens; named for one of the early
explorers of the area; grow on banks of small streams or muccy, sluggish
rivers; similar to poplar trees of earth
tree, ka la na
tree with strong yello wood used for making bows; fruit
is used to make ka la na wine
tree, tem-wood
grows in Turia, found in groves; linear, supple and
black
tur-pah
vinelike edible tree parasite with curled, scarlet,
ovate leaves which are edible and an ingredient of sullage - a Gorean
soup; grows on the tur tree
verminium oil
by-product of verminium petals boiled in water; a
scented oil used in middle to upper class homes to rinse hands before and
after eating
verminium, desert
desert plant with small purplish flowers used in
perfume, found in the Tahari
veminium, Thentis
bluish wildflower found often in 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
brownish grass that grows stubbornly in the shaded spots
of the Tahari
Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 71