Caladium
General poisoning notes:
Caladium (Caladium
bicolor) is a houseplant that can cause burning and irritation of the lips.
The plant can be a problem to children who ingest the leaves as well as to
family pets that might nibble on the foliage.
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Caladium bicolor (Ait.) Vent.
Vernacular
name(s): caladium
Scientific family
name: Araceae
Vernacular family
name: arum
Geographic Information
Plant or plant
parts used in or around the home.
Notes on Poisonous plant parts:
All parts of this
plant contain oxalate crystals, which can cause intense irritation if ingested
(Lampe and McCann 1985).
Toxic parts:
Leaves, roots, stems
Notes on Toxic plant chemicals:
Oxalate crystals
are common to many members of the family Araceae and are capable of causing
intense irritation.
Toxic plant chemicals:
oxalate
Animals/Human Poisoning:
Note: When an
animal is listed without additional information, the literature (as of 1993)
contained no detailed explanation.
Cats
Dogs
Humans
General symptoms of
poisoning:
Mouth,
irritation of
Notes on poisoning:
Ingesting material
containing calcium oxalate raphide crystals causes irritation of the soft mouth
parts and perhaps the throat of humans and animals. Swelling of tissues causes
pain and a burning sensation that slowly subsides. Cool liquids or analgesics
may be indicated. The insoluble oxalates do not cause systemic poisoning (Lampe
and McCann 1985).
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