9th June 2010
We received an email about a dangerous plant that can cause fatality. It actually looks very familiar and is common to be seen anywhere in Brunei. I'll definitely be cautious the next time we go shopping for plants. Just thought of sharing this with all of you. Thanks to my sister, Liza, for sharing the information. Here's the extract of the email:
"Dear all, Please read below. The message is true. I 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".
We received an email about a dangerous plant that can cause fatality. It actually looks very familiar and is common to be seen anywhere in Brunei. I'll definitely be cautious the next time we go shopping for plants. Just thought of sharing this with all of you. Thanks to my sister, Liza, for sharing the information. Here's the extract of the email:
"Dear all, Please read below. The message is true. I 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!
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.
4 comments:
does it have a botanical name?
Thank you for sharing that! It's so easy to forget details like dangerous plants. My mother-in-law pointed out that we had a dangerous plant and we took it out of our place right away.
Hi iNdi@, The plant name is Giant Dumb Cane and its Latin Name: Dieffenbachia amoena.
Took me sometimes to search for it in http://www.plantcare.com/encyclopedia/list.aspx?letter=D.
The direct link to the plant info is:
http://www.plantcare.com/encyclopedia/dumb-cane-387.aspx
In this site, it also mention that the Plant is poisonous if ingested. Do not keep around children. And parts of this plant can be toxic to pets.
Thanks for visiting.
You are welcome Rachel. Your mom-in-law is right. Better be safe than never...
Thanks for sharing too :)
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