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

The White Lotus creators started planting seeds about Thailand’s deadly pong pong tree in the very first episode. “What am I ...

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

Even if you aren’t yet caught up with Season 3 of The White Lotus (seriously, what are you waiting for?), you’ve probably seen the Internet craze over the poisonous seeds that became a major storyline ...

The season 3 finale of "The White Lotus" recently aired — with the episode featuring the "pong pong tree," a plant with fruit so poisonous that it is nicknamed "the suicide tree." While viewers ...

Pam (played by Morgana O'Reilly), warns the Ratliff family that a poisonous fruit tree is growing in the middle of their habitation — planting a seed of suspense that grows throughout the season.

Dr Jagadish Hiremath, a public health expert, describes the pong pong tree as a native plant found primarily in coastal areas of India—especially in Kerala and West Bengal—as well as Sri Lanka and ...