Native to Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands and parts of Australia, Cerbera odollam – also known as the pong pong tree – belongs to the dogbane family, which also includes other poisonous ...

A native to India, the Cerbera Odollam tree is also known as the suicide tree, with many people committing suicide by consuming the fruit of the tree. As per a study, the tree is responsible for ...

The plant, filled with toxic seeds, comes from cerbera odollam, a tree that’s commonly known as the suicide tree or pong-pong. The consequences of eating the fruit are severe. According to a ...

According to the National Parks website, the round and green apple-like fruit is known as “oothalanga” which grows on the Pong Pong tree or the Cerbera odollam. The seeds of the fruit contain ...

Scientifically known as Cerbera odollam, it is often known as the "suicide tree." According to an article by New York Times dated April 7, 2025, this tree is indigenous to Southeast Asia ...

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 ...

A 2006 study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology investigated over 500 fatal poisonings in Kerala over a decade and discovered that Cerbera odollam was responsible for more than 50 ...

Notably, the pong pong tree, also known as Cerbera odollam, is real. According to the study Cerbera odollam toxicity: A review, Pong Pong is a poisonous plant native to South and Southeast Asia ...

The museum keeps the Cerbera odollam seeds stored in a locked cabinet full of poisonous plants as part of their botany collections. The Field Museums aid it will be showcasing these seeds at their ...

The pong pong tree (Cerbera odollam) is a toxic plant belonging to the dogbane family, which are flowering plants famous for producing poisons. It grows in Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands ...