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Podophyllum peltatum is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae.Its common names are mayapple, American mandrake, wild mandrake, [4] and ground lemon. [5] It is widespread across most of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus Mandragora (in the family Solanaceae) found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as Bryonia alba (the English mandrake, in the family Cucurbitaceae) or the American mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum in the family Berberidaceae) which have similar properties.
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Bryonia alba (also known as white bryony or wild hop) is a vigorous vine in the family Cucurbitaceae, found in Europe and Northern Iran. It has a growth habit similar to kudzu , which gives it a highly destructive potential outside its native range as a noxious weed.
The names autumn mandrake and Mediterranean mandrake are then used. [3] Whatever the circumscription, Mandragora officinarum is a perennial herbaceous plant with ovate leaves arranged in a rosette, a thick upright root, often branched, and bell-shaped flowers followed by yellow or orange berries .
An illustration of the wild mandrake, showing part of the rhizome (at bottom) Teniposide is a semisynthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin [2] from the rhizome of the wild mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum). More specifically, it is a glycoside of podophyllotoxin with a D-glucose derivative.
Mandragora is a plant genus belonging to the nightshade family ().Members of the genus are known as mandrakes.Between three and five species are placed in the genus. The one or two species found around the Mediterranean constitute the mandrake of ancient writers such as Dioscorides.