TOXIC PLANT ORGANISMS FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES

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Scientific Name
Aucuba japonica

Common Name
Japanese aucuba, spotted laurel

Family
Cornaceae

Plant Description
Evergreen shrub with green stems; leaves alternate, simple, glossy, green or mottled with yellow; flowers axillary, small, 4-parted, purple-maroon; fruit a scarlet or rarely yellow berry.

Origin
Asia.

Poisonous Part
Fruit, leaves.

Symptoms
Nausea, vomiting, possible fever.

Toxic Principle
Aucubin, a glycoside.

Structure

Severity
Causes only low toxicity if eaten