Amaryllis (A. belledonna)
General poisoning notes:
Amaryllis (Amaryllis
belladonna) is an ornamental plant commonly sold for its winter flowers.
Ingesting the bulbs has poisoned humans. The toxic alkaloid, lycorine, is the
principal toxin, although small quantities of related alkaloids are also
present (Lampe and McCann 1985; Fuller and McClintock 1986).
Nomenclature:
Scientific Name: Amaryllis belladonna L.
Vernacular
name(s): amaryllis (A. belledonna)
Scientific family
name: Amaryllidaceae
Vernacular family
name: amaryllis
Geographic Information
Plant or plant
parts used in or around the home.
Toxic parts:
Bulbs
Notes on Toxic plant chemicals:
Lycorine, a
heat-stable alkaloid, is found in Amaryllis spp. as well as Clivia spp.,
Galanthus nivalis, and Narcissus spp. This chemical occurs in
small quantities in Amaryllis species, so that large quantities of bulb
must be eaten to cause symptoms (Lampe and McCann 1985).
Toxic plant chemicals:
Lycorine
Animals/Human Poisoning:
Note: When an
animal is listed without additional information, the literature (as of 1993)
contained no detailed explanation.
Humans
General symptoms of
poisoning:
Diarrhea,
nausea, vomiting
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