I have already written my previous post some years back on "do plants have intelligence?". But today's topic is NOT about the G-one side of the plant but Ra-one side of it.
If you are growing the plant given below at your home or you have seen it in your office spare, beware of the following fact: It is called Poison plant too.
Looks familiar, isn't it?? As they say "Danger and Delight grow on one stalk", this plant carries both the danger and delight under its roots.
I got the following forward about it this morning.
" almost lost my daughter who put a piece of the leaf of this plant in her mouth and her tongue swelled to the point of suffocation. This is one plant but there are others with the same characteristics of coloring. Those are also poisonous and we should get rid of them. Please watch out for our children. As we all leave our children home in the hands of the helpers, we should give them a safe environment where they can play. This plant that we have in our homes and offices is extremely dangerous!
This plant is common in Kenya , Rwanda, Uganda in plant nurseries, many offices and homes. It is a deadly poison, mainly for the children. It can kill a kid in less than a minute and an adult in 15 minutes. It should be uprooted from gardens and taken out of offices. If touched, one should never touch ones eyes; it can cause partial or permanent blindness. Please alert your buddies!!"
Considering the number of times it got forwarded, I thought it would be yet another hoax mail in the line of "Maatchi/saamy-kanna-kutthum if not forwarded to 10 other people" . But digged up deeper, the links with proper analysis says "dieffenbachia, a very popular indoor pot plant as this dumb cane is called. If the leaves of dieffenbachia are ingested by humans or animals, poisoning can indeed occur". If you want to hear some more worst case scenario impacts of it, here you go: "Deaths from dieffenbachia poisoning can occur, but are very rare"
It also says "It is a popular indoor ornamental in Nova Scotia because it tolerates low light and dry heat. Like other arums, dumbcane contains oxalate crystals. If eaten, the leaves may cause burning, swelling in the mouth and throat, and choking, accompanied by a temporary loss of speech"
So, once again, the usual message goes: Beware or Be Aware!!
If you are growing the plant given below at your home or you have seen it in your office spare, beware of the following fact: It is called Poison plant too.
I got the following forward about it this morning.
" almost lost my daughter who put a piece of the leaf of this plant in her mouth and her tongue swelled to the point of suffocation. This is one plant but there are others with the same characteristics of coloring. Those are also poisonous and we should get rid of them. Please watch out for our children. As we all leave our children home in the hands of the helpers, we should give them a safe environment where they can play. This plant that we have in our homes and offices is extremely dangerous!
This plant is common in Kenya , Rwanda, Uganda in plant nurseries, many offices and homes. It is a deadly poison, mainly for the children. It can kill a kid in less than a minute and an adult in 15 minutes. It should be uprooted from gardens and taken out of offices. If touched, one should never touch ones eyes; it can cause partial or permanent blindness. Please alert your buddies!!"
Considering the number of times it got forwarded, I thought it would be yet another hoax mail in the line of "Maatchi/saamy-kanna-kutthum if not forwarded to 10 other people" . But digged up deeper, the links with proper analysis says "dieffenbachia, a very popular indoor pot plant as this dumb cane is called. If the leaves of dieffenbachia are ingested by humans or animals, poisoning can indeed occur". If you want to hear some more worst case scenario impacts of it, here you go: "Deaths from dieffenbachia poisoning can occur, but are very rare"
It also says "It is a popular indoor ornamental in Nova Scotia because it tolerates low light and dry heat. Like other arums, dumbcane contains oxalate crystals. If eaten, the leaves may cause burning, swelling in the mouth and throat, and choking, accompanied by a temporary loss of speech"
So, once again, the usual message goes: Beware or Be Aware!!
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