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Anthurium clarinervium is poisonous to both humans and common pets upon ingestion. Toxic harm results from the presence of calcium oxalate crystals in the leaves which can cause improper mineral absorption and inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract. Ingesting this plant can cause drooling, nausea, trouble swallowing or breathing ...
Edema, (also spelled oedema, and named from the analogous disorder in humans and other animals), is a disorder in plants caused by the build-up of water in plant tissues faster than the leaves can transpire. [1] [2] The excess fluid bursts the cell membranes, which can appear as blistery growths, red spots, or small white 'crystals'. [3]
Anthurium spp. C Caladium spp. D Dieffenbachia spp. dumb cane E Epipremnum aureum: pothos M Monstera spp. P Philodendron spp. Ps P. scandens subsp. oxycardium: heart-leaf philodendron Sp Spathiphyllum spp peace lily Sy Syngonium spp. = Nephthytis spp.
Anthurium is a genus of herbs often growing as epiphytes on other plants. Some are terrestrial. The leaves are often clustered and are variable in shape. The inflorescence bears small flowers which are perfect, containing male and female structures. The flowers are contained in close together spirals on the spadix. The spadix is often elongated ...
Leaf scorch (also called leaf burn, leaf wilt, and sun scorch) is a browning of plant tissues, including leaf margins and tips, and yellowing or darkening of veins which may lead to eventual wilting and abscission of the leaf.
Anthurium andraeanum is a flowering ... cardioid or heart-shaped leaves, ... (the spadix), which is 7–9 cm long, similar to a candle-holder, white or yellow in ...
The newly hatched crawlers wander off to find somewhere suitable to settle on a leaf or near the tip of a green shoot. Both nymphs and adults suck sap from the phloem of the host plant. When a large number of scale insects are present, their collective feeding causes a yellowing of the leaves which may later fall, a loss of plant vigour and a ...
Anthurium coloradense is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to Panama. [1] A member of the section Polyneurium, this terrestrial shrub is most recognizable by its thin, veined leaves and its yellow-green spadix. [2]