Back سربرة هندية Arabic سيربيرا اودولام ARZ Cerbera odollam CEB Zerberusbaum German Cerbera odollam Spanish Cerbera odollam French Samoubilačko drvo Croatian Cerbera odollam ID Cerbera odollam Italian ഒതളം Malayalam
| Cerbera odollam | |
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| Cerbera odollam, or the "pong-pong" tree | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Cerbera |
| Species: | C. odollam
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerbera odollam | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cerbera dilatata Markgr. | |
Cerbera odollam is a tree species in the family Apocynaceae commonly known as the suicide tree or pong-pong.[1] It bears a fruit known as othalanga whose seeds yield a potent poison called cerberin that has been used for trials by ordeal,[2] suicide, and poisonings.[3]
It is native to South and Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, and Queensland, Australia,[4] growing preferentially along sandy coasts, riverbanks, and by mangrove swamps. It is also grown in tropical areas such as Hawaii as an ornamental.[5]
- ^ Wermuth, Mary E.; Vohra, Rais; Bowman, Nena; Furbee, R. Brent; Rusyniak, Daniel E. (October 2018). "Cardiac Toxicity from Intentional Ingestion of Pong-Pong Seeds (Cerbera Odollam)". The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 55 (4): 507–511. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.05.021. ISSN 0736-4679. PMID 29941374. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Kaplan, Sarah (25 October 2021). "The brutal harvest of India's 'suicide tree'". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "'Suicide tree' toxin is 'perfect' murder weapon". New Scientist. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Cerbera odollam Gaertn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "National Tropical Botanical Garden | Cerbera odollam - Plant Detail - Tropical Plants Database". National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 5 May 2024.