Caladium bicolor

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Caladium bicolor
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Caladieae
Genus: Caladium
Species:
C. bicolor
Binomial name
Caladium bicolor
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Alocasia rexN.E.Br. [Invalid]
    • Alocasia roezliiN.E.Br.
    • Arum bicolorAiton
    • Arum pellucidumFulchir ex Kunth [Invalid]
    • Arum pulchrumSalisb.
    • Arum vermitoxicumVell.
    • Arum vermitoxicumVell. ex Kunth
    • Caladium albopunctatissimumJacob-Makoy ex H.Karst.
    • Caladium amoenumEngl.
    • Caladium appunianumEngl. [Invalid]
    • Caladium argyrospilumLem.
    • Caladium barraquiniiHérincq
    • Caladium barraquiniiLem.
    • Caladium bicolor var. albomaculatumEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. argyrospilum(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. argyrospilum(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. argyrospilum(Lem.) Vent.
    • Caladium bicolor var. barraquinii(Hérincq) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. barraquinii(Hérincq) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. bohemicumEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. brongniartii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. brongniartii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. brongniartii(Lem.) Vent.
    • Caladium bicolor var. chantinii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. chantinii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. chantinii(Lem.) Vent.
    • Caladium bicolor var. curwadliiEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. devosianum(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. devosianum(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. devosianum(Lem.) Vent.
    • Caladium bicolor var. duchartreiEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. eckhartiiEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. enkeanum(K.Koch) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. haematostigmaKunth
    • Caladium bicolor f. haematostigma(Kunth) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. hendersoniiEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. houbyanymEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. houlletii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. ketteleriEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. kochiiEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. kramerianumEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. laucheanum(K.Koch) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. leopoldiiEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. lindeniiEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. macrophyllum(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. macrophyllum(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. macrophyllum(Lem.) Vent.
    • Caladium bicolor var. marginatum(K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. mirabile(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. mirabile(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. mirabile(Lem.) Vent.
    • Caladium bicolor var. neumannii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. neumannii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. neumannii(Lem.) Vent.
    • Caladium bicolor var. pellucidum(DC.) Kunth
    • Caladium bicolor var. pellucidum(DC.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. perrieri(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. perrieri(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. perrieri(Lem.) Vent.
    • Caladium bicolor var. pictum(DC.) Kunth
    • Caladium bicolor var. poecile(Schott) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. poecile(Schott) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. regale(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. regale(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. regale(Lem.) Vent.
    • Caladium bicolor f. robustumJonker
    • Caladium bicolor var. roseomaculatumEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. rubellum(K.Koch & Fint.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. rubicundumEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. rubicundumStehlé
    • Caladium bicolor var. rubriveniumEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. sieboldiiEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. splendens(K.Koch & Fint.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. splendens(K.Koch & Fint.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. stangeanum(K.Koch) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. surinamense(Miq.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. surinamense(Miq.) Stehlé
    • Caladium bicolor var. transparensEngl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. vellozoanum(Schott) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. vellozoanum(Schott) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor var. vermitoxicum(Vell.) Stellfeld
    • Caladium bicolor var. verschaffeltii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. verschaffeltii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. verschaffeltii(Lem.) Vent.
    • Caladium bicolor var. wightii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium bicolor f. wightii(Lem.) Engl.
    • Caladium brongniartiiLem.
    • Caladium chantiniiLem.
    • Caladium concolorK.Koch
    • Caladium connaertiiEngl.
    • Caladium curwadliiEngl.
    • Caladium devosianumLem.
    • Caladium discolorEngl.
    • Caladium duchartreiEngl.
    • Caladium dussiiSieber & Voss
    • Caladium eckhartiiLem. ex Engl.
    • Caladium enkeanumK.Koch
    • Caladium firmulumSchott
    • Caladium gaerdtiiK.Koch & Fint.
    • Caladium griseoargenteum Engl.
    • Caladium haageanumK.Koch
    • Caladium haematostigmaKunth
    • Caladium hendersoniiEngl.
    • Caladium hortulanumBridsey
    • Caladium × hortulanumBirdsey
    • Caladium houbyanumEngl.
    • Caladium houlletiiLem.
    • Caladium jacquiniiTen.
    • Caladium ketteleriEngl.
    • Caladium kochiiK.Koch
    • Caladium kramerianumEngl.
    • Caladium laucheanumK.Koch
    • Caladium leopoldiiEngl.
    • Caladium lindeniiEngl. [Invalid]
    • Caladium macrophyllumLem.
    • Caladium marginatumK.Koch & C.D.Bouché
    • Caladium marmoratumMathieu ex K.Koch
    • Caladium martersteigianumEngl.
    • Caladium medioradiatumL.Linden & Rodigas
    • Caladium mirabileLem.
    • Caladium mooreanumEngl.
    • Caladium neumanniiLem.
    • Caladium ottonisEngl. [Invalid]
    • Caladium pallidinerviumEngl.
    • Caladium pallidumK.Koch & C.D.Bouché
    • Caladium pellucidumDC.
    • Caladium perrieriLem.
    • Caladium pictumDC.
    • Caladium poecileSchott
    • Caladium punctatissimumEngl.
    • Caladium purdieanumSchott
    • Caladium pusillumK.Koch
    • Caladium regaleLem.
    • Caladium reichenbachianumStange ex Engl.
    • Caladium rougieriVerschaff.
    • Caladium rubellumK.Koch & Fint.
    • Caladium rubricauleLem.
    • Caladium rubroveniumEngl.
    • Caladium sagittifoliumSieber ex Engl.
    • Caladium sieboldiiEngl. [Invalid]
    • Caladium sororiumSchott
    • Caladium splendensK.Koch & Fint.
    • Caladium spruceanumSchott
    • Caladium stangeanumK.Koch
    • Caladium steudneriifoliumEngl.
    • Caladium surinamenseMiq.
    • Caladium thelemanniiVerschaff.
    • Caladium thripedestumLem.
    • Caladium vellozoanumSchott
    • Caladium verschaffeltiiLem.
    • Caladium wagneriEngl.
    • Caladium wightiiLem.
    • Cyrtospadix bicolor(Aiton) Britton & P.Wilson

Caladium bicolor, called Heart of Jesus, is a species in the genus Caladium from Latin America. It is grown as a houseplant for its large, heart or lance-shaped leaves with striking green, white, pink, and red blotching. Hundreds of cultivars are available. (See List of Caladium cultivars.) It can be planted outside in USDA Hardiness Zone 10 as an ornamental. It is a problematic invasive species in Trinidad and Tobago, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, Hawaii and the Philippines, and naturalized populations can be found in most of the rest of the world's tropics, including Africa, the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia and Malesia. [3]

Toxicity

C. bicolor contains calcium oxalate crystals, making all parts of the plant poisonous to humans, livestock, and pets. Sap coming in contact with the skin may cause skin irritation. Ingestion may cause burning and swelling of the lips, mouth, and tongue, as well as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. [4] [5] If a pet consumes caladium, in addition to vomiting, etc., the symptoms include drooling, pawing at mouth or face, and decreased appetite. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Mag. Encycl. 4(16):464. [22 Dec 1800-21 Jan] 1801 (Descr. pl. nouv. ad t. 30. 1801 Mar)
  2. ↑ "Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent". The Plant List.
  3. ↑ "Caladium bicolor (heart of Jesus)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Caladium bicolor (Angel Wings, Caladium, Candidum, Elephant's Ears, Exposition, Fancy-leaved Caladium, Malanga, Mother-in-law Plant, Pai, Pink Cloud, Stoplight, Taro, Texas Wonder, Via, Via sori) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Angel's wings (Caladium)". Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Caladium". Pet poison helpline. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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