Dumbcane
General poisoning notes:
Dumbcane (Dieffenbachia
bausei) is an ornamental houseplant. Experimental work caused death in mice
when leaf tissue extract was fed orally at the rate of 100 mg of lyophilized
plant material (in distilled water) per 35 g of body weight (Der Marderosian et
al. 1976).
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Dieffenbachia bausei Regel
Vernacular
name(s): dumbcane
Scientific family
name: Araceae
Vernacular family
name: arum
Geographic Information
Plant or plant
parts used in or around the home.
Toxic parts:
Leaves
Notes on Toxic plant chemicals:
See notes under Dieffenbachia
seguine for additional information on toxic chemicals in Dieffenbachia
spp.
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.
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