Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:181. 1753
Verified:
05/11/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
autumn mandrake – mandrake – Mediterranean mandrake – French
mandragore – German
Alraunwurzel – Portuguese
mandrágora – Spanish
mandrágora – Swedish
alruna –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Former Yugoslavia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
-
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, Portugal
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
| Medicines | source of scopolamine | | Cordell, G. A. 1995. Natural products as medicinal and biological agents. Chemistry of the Amazon: biodiversity, natural products, and environmental issues. 1995 8-18. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23342.
Accessed 16 December 2025.