PLANTAS TÓXICAS COMUNES EN EL ESTADO MÉRIDA, VENEZUELA. TERCERA PARTE. SAXIFRAGACEAE, SCROPHULARIACEAE, SOLANACEAE, UMBELLIFERAE (= APIACEAE).

Poisonous plants are considered those with substances with physical or chemical properties producing more or less serious alterations of the anatomic structure or the functional activity of an organism by ingestion and/or penetration or any other way of contact with the organism. Many of the poisonous plants are usually used as ornamentals or medicinal plants. For the present paper the plants were collected, pressed and processed according to the botanical standards. All the field information was recorded and later transferred to a data base. The families were alphabetically ordered. The species were arranged by family and for each family were alphabetically ordered. Each species has its scientific name, common name, origin, use, and altitude above sea level where it is found, in some cases the general environment where it can be found, description of the plant, poisonous parts, toxic compounds, toxic effects, treatment. Photos are given to facilitate their identification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]