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The pong-pong tree isn't just fiction. The poison plant from the season finale of "The White Lotus" is real. Known as the "suicide tree," the plant has seeds that contain cerberin, a potent cardiac ...
The actress recently spoke to The Sunday Times about how that character differed from her role in the American Pie films. “Even though I play a complete weirdo in White Lotus, cute guys come up ...
On Tuesday, the public can get a close-up look at the now-infamous seeds during a special viewing at the museum. In addition, ...
the finale of HBO's "The White Lotus" at least found time for the white lotus. Rooted in mud, that's the tropical plant that grows through the water toward the sun, and finally, comes into flower ...
Kimberly Hansen, Collections Manager of Flowering Plants, The Field Museum, joins John Williams to talk about her work at the Field Museum, the now famous poison pong-pong tree plant that was featured ...