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Dieffenbachia

2000
Published as part of Barabé, Denis & Gibernau, Marc, 2000, Étude comparative de la production de chaleur chez quelques Araceae, pp.
Barabé, Denis, Gibernau, Marc
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Toxicity of the genus Dieffenbachia

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 1969
Abstract A series of tests was undertaken to evaluate the toxicity of Dieffenbachia and also to elucidate the toxic constituent(s). The juice of two species of Dieffenbachia were used, D. picta and D. exotica . The reaction of the albino Wistar rat to the instillation of the juice from the plant into the oral cavity was very similar to the ...
F W, Fochtman   +3 more
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Dieffenbachia Poisoning: A Clarification

JAMA, 1964
To the Editor:— During the past few years, several communications with regard to the toxicity of Dieffenbachia plants have appeared inThe Journal 1-3 and in the popular press (Time Magazine). The communications by Drach and Maloney 2 and Dore 3 have implied that the toxicity of plants of this genus is caused by soluble or insoluble oxalates or by ...
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[DIEFFENBACHIA POISONING].

Harefuah, 2019
A 70-year-old woman suffered severe irritation in her oral cavity after biting Dieffenbachia amoena petiole. She was treated a few hours after the exposure with systemic and local analgesics, as well as with systemic first generation antihistamine, and her symptoms improved rapidly.
Yishai, Mintzker, Yedidia, Bentur
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Poisoning by Dieffenbachia

JAMA, 1961
ABSTRACT To the Editor:— Dieffenbachia is a small genus of tropical plants belonging to the Araceae, a family which also includes such common ornamental plants as the jack-in-a-pulpit, Philodendron, Pothos, Anthurium, calla lily, and Monstera. Many of these plants are shade-loving and have thick, waxy, resistant leaves and are therefore popular as ...
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Philodendron/Dieffenbachia Ingestions: Are They a Problem?

Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology, 1991
Ingestions involving the philodendron/dieffenbachia members of the Arum family are allegedly associated with the development of intense irritation of mucous membranes, resulting in swelling of the tongue, lips and palate. Although numerous literature citations promote their toxicity, there are few case reports which substantiate a cause-effect ...
R, Mrvos, B S, Dean, E P, Krenzelok
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Dieffenbachia oerstedii Schott 1858

2015
Dieffenbachia oerstedii Schott (Araceae) In Mexico, D. oerstedii may be confused with D. wendlandii Schott and D. killipii Croat because they have similar blade shape (Croat 2004; Acebey and Krömer 2008). Herbarium material of D. oerstedii may also be confused with D. seguine (Jacq.) Schott, from the West Indies and the Amazon region.
Hernández-Ortiz, V., Aguirre, A.
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Propagation of Dieffenbachia

Economic Botany, 1969
Sphagnum moss was a better potting medium than sand-peat mixtures. Single-node cuttings from the uppermost part of the stem, just below the leaves, produced larger plants than did cuttings from basal nodes. The height of plants 117 days after planting was directly proportional to the diameters and lengths of cuttings.
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Gelatinization of Dieffenbachia Starch

Starch - Stärke, 1977
AbstractThe starch grain of Dieffenbachia seguine has the shape of an elongated, flat rod, one of whose ends is rounded and the other square. Its hilum lies near the rounded end of the grain. The molecules of the central core are parallel to the long axis of the grain while those of the peripheral layer tend to be nearly perpendicular (radial) to that ...
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Polygalacturonase inhibitor of Dieffenbachia maculata

1996
Abstract Stem juice of Dieffenbachia maculata contains an inhibitor of fungal polygalacturonase. The inhibitor is non dializable and heat stable. The double reciprocal plot indicates that the inhibitor causes a mixed type of inhibition. The paper also describes the distribution of the inhibitor in different varieties of Dieffenbachia , and some of
Archana Chitre, N.V. Shastri
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