Poisonous Ornamental Plants
K. Kayalvizhi*
Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agriculture, TNAU, Kumulur (621 712), Tamil Nadu, India
A. Ramesh Kumar
Department of Horticulture, Institute of Agriculture, TNAU, Kumulur (621 712), Tamil Nadu, India
A. Sankari
Department of Vegetable Science, TNAU, Coimbatore (641 003), Tamil Nadu, India
M. Anand
Department of Horticulture, Horticultural Research Station, Yercaud (636 601), Tamil Nadu, India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Poisonous plants, Toxicity, Indoor plants, Pot plants
Abstract
Ornamental plants are plays a pivotal role in absorb the pollution and reduce the metal stress for human being. A poisonous plant is defined as a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism or any plant capable evoking a toxic and/or fatal reaction. Many plants commonly used as indoor plants and pot plant are possess toxic parts, or are toxic at certain stages of their lives. Some only pose a serious threat to certain types of people (such as infants, the elderly, or individuals with pathological vulnerabilities) or to certain animals (such as cats, dogs, or livestock). The list of ornamental plants, ornamental value, poisonous part of plant, and the reported causes of toxicity are briefly explained in this paper.
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