Mandragora

E416640

plant genus taxon

Mandragora is a small genus of often toxic, folklore-famous flowering plants known as mandrakes, traditionally associated with magical and medicinal uses.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Mandragora officinarum	2
Mandragora canonical	1
Mandragora autumnalis	1
Mandragora caulescens	1
Mandragora chinghaiensis	1
Mandragora turcomanica	1
Mandrake	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
associatedWith	love potions ⓘ magic ⓘ protective charms ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ
caution	potentially lethal in high doses ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ
commonName	mandrakes ⓘ
containsCompound	atropine ⓘ hyoscyamine ⓘ scopolamine ⓘ tropane alkaloids ⓘ
cultivatedFor	esoteric and occult use ⓘ ornamental purposes ⓘ
family	Solanaceae ⓘ
fruitColor	orange ⓘ yellow ⓘ
hasEffect	anticholinergic ⓘ hallucinogenic ⓘ sedative ⓘ
hasFlowerColor	greenish-white ⓘ purple ⓘ
hasFlowerType	solitary flowers ⓘ
hasFruitType	berry ⓘ
hasGrowthForm	perennial herb ⓘ
hasLeafArrangement	basal rosette ⓘ
hasRootType	thick taproot ⓘ
hasSpecies	Mandragora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mandragora autumnalis Mandragora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mandragora caulescens Mandragora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mandragora chinghaiensis Mandragora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mandragora officinarum Mandragora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mandragora turcomanica
isFamousIn	European folklore ⓘ Middle Eastern folklore ⓘ
isToxic	true ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
mentionedIn	ancient medical texts ⓘ medieval herbals ⓘ
nativeTo	Himalayan region ⓘ Mediterranean region ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
order	Solanales ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
usedFor	magical practices ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Solanaceae → includesGenus → Mandragora ⓘ

Solanaceae → includesSpecies → Mandragora ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mandragora officinarum

Epic → mainCharacter → Mandragora ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mandrake