Flamingo lily
General poisoning notes:
Flamingo lily (Anthurium
andraeanum) is an indoor ornamental plant that produces striking flowers.
Ingestion can cause painful irritation of the mouth and throat. Other species
of the genus Anthurium may be cultivated in Canada, and all these plants
should be regarded as containing calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant.
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Anthurium andraeanum Lind.
Vernacular
name(s): flamingo lily
Scientific family
name: Araceae
Vernacular family
name: arum
Geographic Information
Plant or plant
parts used in or around the home.
Toxic parts:
Leaves, stems
Notes on Toxic plant chemicals:
Flamingo lily (Anthurium
andraeanum) contains calcium oxalate raphide crystals, which cause painful
swelling in the mouth and throat upon ingestion. These crystals readily
penetrate mucous membranes, leading to irritation (Lampe and McCann 1985).
Unidentified toxic proteins are also contained in the plants (Fuller and
McClintock 1986).
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.
Humans
General symptoms of
poisoning:
Blistering,
dysphagia, hoarseness.
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