Podophyllum peltatum
Synonyms
American Mandrake
American Mandrakes
Apple, May
Apples, May
Mandrake, American
Mandrakes, American
May Apple
May Apples
Mayapple
Mayapples
A plant of the genus PODOPHYLLUM, family BERBERIDACEAE (sometimes classified as Podophyllaceae) which is the source of PODOPHYLLIN and of PODOPHYLLOTOXIN that inhibits DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II. It is different from the European mandrake, MANDRAGORA.