Raffi at 03:44, 30 December 2009

2009-12-30T03:44:01Z

Murali.lalitha at 16:34, 29 December 2009

2009-12-29T16:34:01Z

Envoy at 12:54, 18 May 2007

2007-05-18T12:54:48Z

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Mandragora officinarum''
| image = Mandragore officinale fruits.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
| ordo = [[Solanales]]
| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Mandragora]]''
| species = '''''M. officinarum'''''
| binomial = ''Mandragora officinarum''
| binomial_authority = [[L.]]
}}

'''''Mandragora officinarum''''' is a [[species]] of [[Mandrake (plant)|Mandragora (mandrake)]]'', which is used medicinally.

[[Category:Solanaceae]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]

{{Asterid-stub}}

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 {{SPlantbox
 |genus=Mandragora
 |species=officinarum
 |Min ht metric=cm
-|Temp Metric=°F
+|Min Temp Num=-15
 |jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
-|image=Upload.png
+|image=Mandragore officinale fruits.jpg
-|image_width=240
+|image_width=180
 }}
 {{Inc|
-Mandragora officinarum, Linn. (M. officinalis, Mill. Atropa Mandragora, Linn.). Mandrake. Lvs. ovate, the first obtuse, the others acuminate: calyx-teeth lanceolate, as long as the oblong berry. R.H. 1897, p. 131.
+Mandragora officinarum, Linn. (M. officinalis, Mill. Atropa Mandragora, Linn.). Mandrake. Lvs. ovate, the first obtuse, the others acuminate: calyx-teeth lanceolate, as long as the oblong berry.
 }}
-{{Taxobox
+==Cultivation==
-| color = lightgreen
+The plant prefers light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid and neutral soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires dry or moist soil.
-| name = ''Mandragora officinarum''
-| image = Mandragore officinale fruits.jpg
+Prefers a deep humus-rich light soil and a sheltered position in full sun. It also tolerates some shade. Prefers a circumneutral soil and dislikes chalk or gravel. Plants are liable to rot in wet or ill-draining soils.
-| image_width = 250px
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+The roots are somewhat carrot-shaped and can be up to 1.2 metres long. Plants are intolerant of root disturbance and should be put out into their permanent positions as soon as possible.
-| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
-| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
+The root often divides into two and is vaguely suggestive of the human body. In the past it was frequently made into amulets which were believed to bring good fortune, cure sterility etc. There is a superstition that if a person pulls up this root they will be condemned to hell. Therefore in the past people have tied the roots to the bodies of animals and then used these animals in order to pull the roots out of the soil.
-| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
-| ordo = [[Solanales]]
+===Propagation===
-| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
+Seed - best sown in a cold frame in the autumn. The seed can also be sown in spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
-| genus = ''[[Mandragora]]''
-| species = '''''M. officinarum'''''
+Root cuttings in winter.
-| binomial = ''Mandragora officinarum''
-| binomial_authority = [[L.]]
+===Pests and diseases===
-}}
-'''''Mandragora officinarum'''''  is a [[species]] of [[Mandrake (plant)|Mandragora (mandrake)]]'', which is used medicinally.
+==References==
-[[Category:Solanaceae]]
+==External links==
-[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
+*{{wplink}}
-{{Asterid-stub}}
+{{stub}}

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		+	\|species=officinarum
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		+	\|Temp Metric=°F
		+	\|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
		+	\|image=Upload.png
		+	\|image_width=240
		+	}}
		+	{{Inc\|
		+	Mandragora officinarum, Linn. (M. officinalis, Mill. Atropa Mandragora, Linn.). Mandrake. Lvs. ovate, the first obtuse, the others acuminate: calyx-teeth lanceolate, as long as the oblong berry. R.H. 1897, p. 131.
		+	}}
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	\| color = lightgreen		\| color = lightgreen

Mandragora officinarum - Revision history

Raffi at 03:44, 30 December 2009

Murali.lalitha at 16:34, 29 December 2009

Envoy at 12:54, 18 May 2007