PLANTS

Fruits of Gor

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