Mandragora officinarum

Mandragora officinarum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Solanoideae
Tribus: Mandragoreae
Genus: Mandragora
Species: Mandragora officinarum

Name

Mandragora officinarum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 181. 1753.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Atropa mandragora L., Syst. nal 10th ed.: 933. 1759), nom. illeg. (Art. 52.1.)
  • Atropa humilis Salisb., Prodr. stirp. Chap. Allerton: 132. 1796.
  • Atropa acaulis Stokes, Bot. mat. med. 1: 396. 1812.
• Heterotypic
  • Mandragora mas Garsault, Fig. pi. med. 3: 221, t. 363 p.p.. 1764.
  • Mandragora acaulis Gaertn., Fruct. sem. pi. 2: 236, t. 131. 1791.
  • Mandragora vernalis Bertol., Virid. Bonon. veg.: 6. 1824.
  • Mandragora praecox Sweet, Brit.fl. gard. 2: t. 198. 1827.
  • Mandragora neglecta G. Don ex Loudon, Hon. brit.: 71. 1830.

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 181. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mandragora officinarum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct. 14. Reference page. 

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mandragora officinarum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• Ungricht, S., Knapp, S., Press, J.R. (1998) A revision of the genus Mandragora (Solanaceae). Bull-Nat-Hist-Mus,-Bot-ser. London : The Natural History Museum v. 28 (1) p. 17-40.

Vernacular names

English: Mandrake
suomi: Rohtomandrake, alruuna
Nordfriisk: Alruun
français: Mandragore
македонски: Мандрагора

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