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Is Areca Palm (Dypsis) Toxic to Cats & Dogs?

Areca Palm

📷 Karen McCabe · CC BY 4.0 · GBIF/iNaturalist

Areca Palm is generally safe for cats and dogs.
Severity : Non-toxic
Who Safety
🐱 CatsSafe
🐶 DogsSafe
🧑 HumansSafe

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Which Areca Palm plants does this cover?

This applies across the Dypsis genus (132 species in our database), including: Dypsis acaulis, Dypsis acuminum, Dypsis albofarinosa, Dypsis ambanjae, Dypsis ambilaensis, Dypsis ambositrae, Dypsis andapae, Dypsis andilamenensis, Dypsis andrianatonga, Dypsis angusta, Dypsis angustifolia, Dypsis ankaizinensis….

Important: General reference information, not veterinary advice. If your pet has eaten Areca Palm, contact your vet or a pet poison control center right away.

Based on Leafy's botanical safety database (genus-level classification).

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