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

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 ...

The latest season of ‘The White Lotus’, set in Thailand, is not just about the drama. There’s a new star in the show—a ...

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

Fast-forward eight episodes to the season 3 finale and Timothy ( Jason Isaacs) is again asking Pam about the fruit. "The ...

But while a poisonous fruit being found around a five-star resort sounds like a made-for-TV moment, this tree is real—and its ...

The Minnesota DNR says this plant contains a toxin that “impacts the nervous system, causing trembling, salivation, lack of ...

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

While viewers may think this is just a plot device fabricated for dramatic effect, the tree, its fruit and its killer seeds are real. Native to Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands and parts of ...