Dumbcane -Dieffenbachia picta as a weed

Dumbcane Dieffenbachia seguine as a weed

Common Classification Common Names Dumbcane Name in Sinhalese Mal habarala wal Habarala Categories Scientific Classification Family Araceae Genus Dieffenbachia Species
1  A.picta 
2  A.seguine Scientific Names
1  Dieffenbachia picta
2  Dieffenbachia  seguine Status Culinary / Edible No

Use as Medicament No

Poisoned / Toxin Yes Mid All parts
Description Origin  These are exotic plants to Sri Lanka that native to America and Caribbean Island The plants cultivated as a ornamental  but now naturalized elsewhere as  weed  and  commonly found in roadside ways, in  groves, and still on home gardens. Identification
1   Dieffenbachia picta
The herbaceous perennial, also poisoned plant grows up to 2 meters in height Green leaves with white yellow blur fleck without pattern in decoration are grow in about 20 cm broad and 50 cm long. All part of the plant are toxinsDieffenbachia seguine

2   Dieffenbachia seguine Leaves are green with yellow line in pinnate pattern decoration from center line.

Related species