Common names
Flamingo lily, Painter's Palette

Botanical name
Anthurium andraeanum

Poisonous parts
All parts

Toxins
Calcium oxalate

Notes
Anthuriums are a blooming plant that have tiny flowers crowded in a spadix  that is subtended by a spathe (red, bract like leaf).

Ingestion usually does not occur because chewing quickly causes painful irritation of the mouth and throat. General symptoms of poisoning are blistering, dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing), hoarseness.

Toxicity Information
Courtesy of:
Derek B. Munro
Biological Resources Program
Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre
Research Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6