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Dieffenbachia seguina

Poisonous — do not eat it.

If someone has eaten it, call emergency services or your poison control centre.

About

Dieffenbachia seguine, widely known as dumbcane, as well as leopard lily or tuftroot, is a species of Dieffenbachia, a flowering aroid plant of the family Araceae. It is native to the neotropical realm of the Americas, from extreme southern Mexico and Belize and much of Central America, as well as the northern half of South America. It is found on many Caribbean islands and territories, including Cuba, Grand Bahama, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Îles des Saintes, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Kitts and Trinidad and Tobago. D. seguine is also found on the Galápagos islands of Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal, where it was likely introduced by humans.

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Family
Araceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Dieffenbachia seguina
Slug
dieffenbachia-seguina
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Araceae
Genus
Dieffenbachia
Species
seguina
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
3
Data completeness
28

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