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Mandragora (publisher)
Mandragora may refer to: Biology * Any of the species of the plant genus ''Mandragora'', including ** ''Mandragora autumnalis'', mandrake or autumn mandrake ** '' Mandragora caulescens'', Himalayan mandrake ** ''Mandragora officinarum'', mandrake or Mediterranean mandrake, the type species of the genus ** ''Mandragora turcomanica'', Turkmenian mandrake * ''Bryonia alba'', known as false mandrake and English mandrake Arts and entertainment * ''Mandragora'' (novel), 1991 novel by David McRobbie * ''Mandragora'' (film), 1997 film by Wiktor Grodecki * Mandragora (band), UK psychedelic rock band * Mandragora (publisher), Polish publisher of comics, manga and manhwa * Mandragora Movies, Romanian film production company * La Mandrágora, Chilean Surrealist group * ''Mandragora'', ballet by Karol Szymanowski Other uses * Rolando Mandragora (born 1997), Italian footballer * Mandragora (demon), familiar demons who appear in the figures of little men without beards See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandragora (genus)
''Mandragora'' is a plant genus belonging to the nightshade family (Solanaceae). 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. Two or three further species are found eastwards into China. All are perennial herbaceous plants, with large tap roots and leaves in the form of a rosette. Individual flowers are bell-shaped, whitish through to violet, and followed by yellow or orange berries. Like many members of the Solanaceae, species of ''Mandragora'' contain highly biologically active alkaloids that make the plants poisonous. Their roots in particular have a long use in traditional medicine. Mandrakes are involved in many myths and superstitions. Description Species of ''Mandragora'' are perennial herbaceous plants. They have large vertical tap roots, sometimes forked. Their stems are short or virtually absent. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandragora Autumnalis
''Mandragora autumnalis'', known as mandrake or autumn mandrake, is recognized by some sources as a separate species from ''Mandragora officinarum'', although with different circumscriptions. Others regard it as merely part of this very variable species. Plants given the name ''Mandragora autumnalis'' consist of a rosette of leaves up to across, close to the ground, with a central group of usually purplish flowers followed by yellow or orange berries. The large tap-roots as well as the leaves contain alkaloids and are toxic. They have traditional uses as herbal medicines. Description The boundary between the two species ''Mandragora autumnalis'' and ''Mandragora officinarum'' varies among authors, with some regarding them as the same species (see § Taxonomy below). Whatever distinction is used, plants of ''M. autumnalis'' are herbaceous perennials, with a large upright tap-root, often branched and sometimes shaped somewhat like a person. There is little or no stem, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandragora Caulescens
''Mandragora caulescens'', the Himalayan mandrake, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Solanaceae, native to the Himalayas and mountainous regions of Myanmar and south-west China. One of the differences from the other species of '' Mandragora'' is that it has a stem, whereas they are stemless. Like all species of ''Mandragora'', it contains tropane alkaloids, making it toxic. It is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Description ''Mandragora caulescens'' is a perennial herbaceous plant with a thick root. There is considerable variability in the size and shape of its parts and in the colour of its flowers. Unlike other members of the genus ''Mandragora'', it usually has a stem, long (sometimes up to ), making the plant as a whole usually tall. The leaves are mostly basal but are also found along the stem. They are up to long, including the stalk ( petiole). The flowering period is from April or May to July or September, with fruits appearing until October. The flowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandragora Officinarum
''Mandragora officinarum'' is the type species of the plant genus '' Mandragora'' in the nightshade family Solanaceae. It is often known as mandrake, although this name is also used for other plants. , sources differed significantly in the species they use for ''Mandragora'' plants native to the Mediterranean region. The main species found around the Mediterranean is called ''Mandragora autumnalis'', the autumn mandrake. In a broader circumscription, all the plants native to the regions around the Mediterranean Sea are placed in ''M. officinarum'', which thus includes ''M. autumnalis''. The names autumn mandrake and Mediterranean mandrake are then used. 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. Because mandrakes contain deliriant hallucinogenic tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandragora Turcomanica
Mandragora turcomanica, the Turkmenian mandrake, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Solanaceae, native to the Kopet Dag mountains in Turkmenistan and one location in neighbouring Iran. It differs from the mandrakes found around the Mediterranean (''Mandragora autumnalis'' and/or ''Mandragora officinarum'') chiefly by being larger. Description ''Mandragora turcomanica'' is a perennial herbaceous plant with a thick, often branched tap-root. It has little or no stem, the leaves being arranged in a basal rosette. The lowest leaves are up to long by across (less in Iranian specimens), the upper leaves being smaller. The lower leaves are usually irregularly toothed towards the end, the upper leaves being entire. Both sides of the leaves have scattered hairs, mainly along the veins. Flowering time is autumn to early spring (October to March) in Turkmenistan, late winter to early spring (February to March) in Iran. The flowers are borne in the centre of the rosette, on stal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryonia Alba
''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. Other common names include false mandrake, English mandrake, wild vine, and wild hops, wild nep, tamus, ladies' seal, and tetterbury. Description An herbaceous, perennial vine of the cucumber family, white bryony is monoecious but diclinous (separate male and female flowers found on the same plant) with a tuberous yellow root. Greenish-white flowers are across. Long curling tendrils, flowers, and fruit all stem from axils of palmately lobed leaves. The fruit is a berry which blackens as it ripens. Distribution White bryony is native to Europe and Northern Iran. It has also been introduced to the United States, where it is listed as a noxious weed in Washington (U.S. state), Washington, Idaho, and Montana. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandragora (novel)
''Mandragora'' (1991) by David McRobbie () is a contemporary novel which deals with the sinking of a sailing ship. Dunarling. Adam Hardy and Catriona Chisholm accidentally find a cache of five small dolls made from mandrake A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus '' Mandragora'' found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as ''Bryonia alba'', the English mandrake, which have similar properties. The ... roots. The dolls were left in a hole a hundred years earlier by two other teenagers, Jamie and Margaret, who had survived the wreck of the Dunarling. Transcribing a diary from that same fatal voyage, Adam and Catriona learn of the cursed mandrake roots, whose power destroyed the Dunarling in 1886. It seems the curses are working again in the town of Dunarling today. Plot summary A sailing ship, the ''Dunarling'' carries 85 passengers emigrating from Scotland to South Australia. On the ship are four mandrake dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandragora (film)
''Mandragora'' is a 1997 film by Polish people, Polish director Wiktor Grodecki about the mental and physical decline of a 15-year-old boy who runs away from his seemingly distanced father to Prague, where he becomes a victim of the drug and sex scene. The film is the last of Grodecki's trilogy of films about male prostitution, the other two being ''Not Angels But Angels'' and ''Body Without Soul''. Cast * Miroslav Čáslavka as Marek * David Švec as David * Pavel Skřípal as Honza * Kostas Zerdolaglu as Krysa * Miroslav Breu as Libor * Jiří Kodeš (actor), Jiří Kodeš as Father * Karel Polišenský as Sascha * Richard Toth as George * Jiří Pachman as Pan Franta * Pavel Kočí as Rudy * Jitka Smutná as Krysa's Wife Other cast members; Jiří Kaftan, Břetislav Farský, Michell Turchetti and Tomáš Petrák References External links * 1997 films Czech LGBT-related films 1990s Czech-language films 1997 drama films Czech thriller films LGBT-related drama films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandragora (band)
Mandragora are an English space rock/world dance music band from Brighton, England, whose formative output can be described as psychedelic rock with ethnic sounds and tribal rhythms. Formed in 1983, the band have released 5 albums of their own, and a collaborative album with Phil Thornton. They built up a loyal following on the free festival circuit of the 1980s and 1990s, and were signed to Delerium Records. In recent years Mandragora have evolved into a world music/electronic dance act featuring singers and musicians from all corners of the globe. History Early years Mandragora began life as a Hawkwind influenced psychedelic rock band formed by Simon Williams in 1983. They played gigs and festivals around the UK including the Stonehenge Free Festival of 1984. Their first album was a self-financed cassette only release called ''Something Missing''. In 1983 Simon Williams saw a performance by innovative New Age synthesizer pioneer, Phil Thornton at a festival in Sussex and af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandragora (publisher)
Mandragora may refer to: Biology * Any of the species of the plant genus ''Mandragora'', including ** ''Mandragora autumnalis'', mandrake or autumn mandrake ** '' Mandragora caulescens'', Himalayan mandrake ** ''Mandragora officinarum'', mandrake or Mediterranean mandrake, the type species of the genus ** ''Mandragora turcomanica'', Turkmenian mandrake * ''Bryonia alba'', known as false mandrake and English mandrake Arts and entertainment * ''Mandragora'' (novel), 1991 novel by David McRobbie * ''Mandragora'' (film), 1997 film by Wiktor Grodecki * Mandragora (band), UK psychedelic rock band * Mandragora (publisher), Polish publisher of comics, manga and manhwa * Mandragora Movies, Romanian film production company * La Mandrágora, Chilean Surrealist group * ''Mandragora'', ballet by Karol Szymanowski Other uses * Rolando Mandragora (born 1997), Italian footballer * Mandragora (demon), familiar demons who appear in the figures of little men without beards See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandragora Movies
''Closer to the Moon'' ( ro, Mai aproape de lună) is a 2013 Romanian-American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nae Caranfil, and starring Vera Farmiga, Mark Strong, Harry Lloyd, Joe Armstrong, Tim Plester, Christian McKay, and Anton Lesser. Based on the true story of the Ioanid Gang, it is one of the most expensive productions in Romanian cinema. It had its world premiere at the Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema Festival at the Lincoln Center on November 29, 2013. The film was released in Romania on March 7, 2014, and was given a limited release in the United States on April 17, 2015 by Sundance Selects. Plot Post-war Communist Romania: In 1959 Bucharest, members of Romania's high society Max Rosenthal (Mark Strong), Alice Bercovich (Vera Farmiga), Dumi Dorneanu (Tim Plester), Răzvan Orodel ( Joe Armstrong) and Iorgu Ristea (Christian McKay), known collectively as Ioanid Gang, announce to a crowd that they are shooting a film. A young café worker, Virgil (Harry Lloy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Mandrágora
''La Mandrágora'' (Spanish for ''The Mandrake'') was a Chilean Surrealist group "officially founded" on 12 July 1938 by Braulio Arenas (1913-1988), Teófilo Cid and Enrique Gómez Correa.La Mandrágora article The group had met in and first started exchanging in 1932. They published an eponymous review (of which 7 issues were edited at a small scale, the last issue being edited in October 1943) and an anthology of poetry, ''El A, G, C de la Mandrágora'', which included works by all founders except Teófilo Cid. Politically, the group supported the |
