Silva Capensis Or a Description of South African Forest Trees And Arborescent S
Silva Capensis Or a Description of South African Forest Trees And Arborescent S
Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Pappe
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It has also been recommended as a vermifuge, and is commonly found on the sides of Table Mountain, 11. Pelargonium ( J enkmsonm) antidgsente?'icum» E. And Z, Stem tuberous, fleshy. Branches lateral, erect, furrowed, angular. Leaves smooth, alternate, stalked, subcordate, lobed. Lohes incised. Petioles curved, longer than the leaves. Stipules prickly, Flmoers purplish, and the nectariferous tube twice as long as the calyx. This plant, which is indigenous in Namaqualand, has tuberous roots, which... often attain the size of a man's head, and are called fNamie by the aborigines, who boil them with milk, and make use of them in dysentery. 12. Pelargonium (Peristera) anceps. Ait. Herbace- ous, smooth. Stems decumbent, three-sided, two- edged. Leaves petiolate, roundish, cordate, lobed, toothed. Stipules oblong, two-parted. Peduncles axil- lary, elongated, umbellate. Umbels many-flowered. Flowers subcapitate, small, crimson. This species, which grows plentifully along the water- courses in the Cape and Swellendam districts, is a great favourite with the Malays, who call it roode Rahassarrif and pretend that a decoction of the herb cures suppression of the catamenia, and promotes parturition and abortion, 13.
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