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Prunus trees
Scientific Name:
Prunus spp
Toxins:
cyanogenic glucosides
Flower Color:
Found:
food, tablescraps, crops, gardens,trees
Geographical Distribution
Prunus Trees
Prunus spp
6
/ 10
The stones or pits from cherries and other
Prunus spp
contain cyanogenic glucosides---which converts into cyanide when eaten. The amount of cyanogenic glycosides present varies, and it can potentially cause
cyanide poisoning
, which is usually fatal.
Symptoms
Control
respiratory distress, blue-purplish comb, death
References
Petrikovics, Ilona, et al.
Past, present and future of cyanide antagonism research: From the early remedies to the current therapies
World journal of methodology 5.2
(2015)
Brinker, A. M., and D. S. Seigler
Determination of cyanide and cyanogenic glycosides from plants
Plant toxin analysis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
(1992)
Seigler,
Cyanide and cyanogenic glycosides
GS Rosenthal & MR Berenbaum
(1991)
Conn, Eric E
Cyanogenesis, the production of hydrogen cyanide, by plants
Effects of poisonous plants on livestock
(1978)
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