Welcome, @motherandteacher. Interesting stuff there. In all my decades of growing tropicals (and cacti), I've never heard of a plant causing "tumors" or genetic changes in another plant. I'm definitely not up on toxicology, huh?
drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)
The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.