Peruvian lily
General poisoning notes:
Peruvian lily (Alstromeria
ligtu) is grown as a cut flower by the florist industry. Cut flowers are
also flown into North America from Holland. This plant causes contact
dermatitis to workers who may be sensitized to the chemical tuliposide A, which
is also found in tulip plants. This chemical readily penetrates vinyl gloves.
Nitrile gloves may prevent the allergic reaction of workers sensitive to this
chemical (Marks 1988).
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Alstroemeria ligtu L.
Vernacular
name(s): Peruvian lily
Scientific family
name: Amaryllidaceae
Vernacular family
name: amaryllis
Geographic Information
Plant or plant
parts used in or around the home.
Toxic parts:
Plant juices
Notes on Toxic plant chemicals:
The lactone
6-tuliposide A occurs in both the Peruvian lily and in tulip plants. A human
who becomes sensitized to one of the plants generally becomes cross-reactive to
the other plant. In a series of tests, it took about 3 years for workers to
become sensitive to Peruvian lily (Santucci et al. 1985).
Toxic plant chemicals:
Tuliposide A, 6-tuliposide A.
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,
erythema.
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