"The White Lotus" on HBO has brought attention to Cerbera odollam, a highly toxic tree native to Southeast Asia known as the ...

Indigenous to parts of South and Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands, the fruit contains a toxin in its seeds ...

It is common knowledge that trees are the source of our life, with them being creators of food and even fresh air. However, ...

In the introductory episode of the third season of “The White Lotus,” which aired its season finale Sunday, a receptionist at ...

The popular series 'The White Lotus' Season 3 features the deadly Pong Pong fruit, also known as Othalanga, which contains ...

The pong pong tree—also known as the “suicide tree”—may be a plot point in the season finale of the HBO series. But the plant ...

Known as the “suicide tree” in Southeast Asia and Australia where it grows, the pong pong tree (Cerbera odollam) has been linked to thousands of deaths. In fact, it may be even more toxic than ...

Seeds from the fruit of the pong pong tree are toxic, and ingesting them can lead to nausea, vomiting, and even death.