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Jul 20, 2015 10:48 AM CST
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KarenM said:Hi Bamira, not sure what you mean by latex flows Smiling
but you might be right about Dieffenbachia longispatha.
I'll wait and see if anyone else has other ideas.


bamira means that if the stem or even a vein in the leaf is broken then there will be white sticky "latex" sap from it.
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