Mandragora turcomanica
Mandragora turcomanica
Safety & Hazards
All parts of the plant contain alkaloids and are poisonous[ 19 Title Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Stary. F. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1983 ISBN 0-600-35666-3 Description Not very comprehensive, but easy reading. , 21 Title The Herb Book. Publication Author Lust. J. Publisher Bantam books Year 1983 ISBN 0-553-23827-2 Description Lots of information tightly crammed into a fairly small book. ].
Botanical Description
Mandragora turcomanica is a more or less stemless, herbaceous perennial plant forming a rosette of leaves from a deep taproot. The leaves are up to 80cm long and 60cm wide, forming a large rosette up to 150cm in diameter[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. Although as of 2018 this plant is not included in the IUCN Red List of Endangered Plants[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ], the plant has a restricted range, being found in Turkmenistan and possibly in Iran and is at possible threat[ 1316 Title A revision of the genus Mandragora (Solanaceae) Publication Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Bot.) 28(1): 17-40 Author Ungricht S.; Knapp S; Press J.R. Publisher Year 1998 ISBN 0968-0446 Description A detailed study of the genus, including information on the historical and modern medicinal uses ].