Indoor Air Quality: Status and Standards, Table 8 List of air purifying plants sorted alphabetically and their target
pollutants
Latin name
Common name
Pollutant
References
Aglaonema “silver queen”
Chinese evergreen
Benzene
[93]
Anthurium andraeanum
Painter’s-palette
Ammonia
Formaldehyde
Xylene
[95]
Asparagus densiflorus
Asparagus fern
a-Pinene
Benzene
Octane
Toluene
Trichloroethylene
[96]
Calathea vittata
Prayer plant
Ammonia
[95]
Chamaedorea seifrizii
Bamboo palm
Benzene trichloroethylene
[93]
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Pot mum
Ammonia
Benzene
Formaldehyde
Trichloroethylene
Xylene
[95]
[93]
[95]
Dracaena derimensis variety
Janet Craig
Benzene
Formaldehyde
Trichloroethylene
[93]
[95]
Dracaena deremensis variety
Warneckei
Benzene
Formaldehyde
Trichloroethylene
Xylene
[93]
[95]
Dracaena marginata
Marginata
Benzene
Formaldehyde
Trichloroethylene
Xylene
[93]
[95]
Dracaena massangeana
Mass cane
Benzene
Formaldehyde
[93]
Ficus benjamina
Ficus
Ammonia
Benzene
Formaldehyde
Xylene
[93]
[95]
Gerbera jamesonii
Gerbera daisy
Benzene
Formaldehyde
Trichloroethylene
[93]
Hedera helix
English ivy
a-Pinene
Benzene
Formaldehyde
Octane
Toluene
Trichloroethylene
Xylene
[96]
[93]
[95]
Hemigraphis alternata
Purple waffle
a-Pinene
Benzene
Octane
Toluene
Trichloroethylene
[96]
Homalomena sp.
–
Ammonia
Formaldehyde
Xylene
[95]
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