- Warning: If you suspect a child may have been poisoned,
immediately contact your doctor or the National Poisons
Information Centre Urgent Phoneline on 03 474 7000. For
non-urgent information Ph. 03 479 1200
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- Internal Poisons - poisonous if eaten
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- Ice poppy
(Papaver nudicaule). All parts of
this common garden plant are very poisonous. It has coloured
sap like many other types of poppy but is much more harmful
than the other common species found in New Zealand.
Inkeweed (Phytolacca octrandra). All parts of
this plant should be treated as being poisonous, but it is the
erect spikes of poisonous black berries which children might
find attractive.
Italian arum (Arum italicum). All parts are
very poisonous, including the orange berries.
Ivy (Hedera helix). Most parts are poisonous,
including the black berries.
Japanese spindle tree
(Euonymus japonicus).
This commonly cultivated evergreen shrub has attractive but
poisonous pink spindle berries and orange-red coated seeds.
Jerusalem cherry (Solanum diflorum and S.
pseudocapsicum). For practical purposes these very similar
species can be regarded as one. Their orange-red berries are
very poisonous.
Karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus). The
attractive orange fruits are poisonous. This traditional Maori
food was only safe to eat after a long and complicated
processing method. It is a common street and garden tree in the
Auckland region.
Kowhai (Sophora micophylla and S. tetraptera).
The yellow seeds are very poisonous if eaten, but only if they
are ground or crushed before swallowing. Otherwise, they pass
through the digestive system and cause no harm.
- Acknowledgement
- Kids Friendly New Zealand would like to
acknowledge that this information is part of a Landcare
Research New Zealand Ltd 1999 report on Poisonous Plants and
was written by W.R. Sykes, June 1991, Revised April 1999.
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- Disclaimer of Liability for
Health-Related Advice
- This information is not intended to be
comprehensive or to provide medical advice to you. While all
care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the
information, no responsibility, whatsoever, is accepted
for any actions taken in reliance on it. Specific advice on
medical issues should be sought from a health professional.
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