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Cerbera odollam, the pong-pong tree is a dicotyledonous angiosperm, a plant species in the family Apocynaceae and commonly known as the suicide tree, pong-pong, mintolla, and othalam. It bears a fruit known as othalanga (Malayalam: ഒതളങ്ങ) that yields a potent poison that has been used for suicide and murder. It is a species native to India and other parts of southern Asia, growing preferentially in coastal salt swamps and in marshy areas but also grown as a hedge plant between home compounds.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Tree
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Cerbera
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-11
- Mature Height
- 6.1 m to 9.14 m
- Mature Spread
- 6.1 m to 9.14 m
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White, Pink
- Flower Size
- 5.08 cm to 6.35 cm
- Bloom Time
- All year round
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- All year round
- Native Area
- Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Vanuatu, Philippines, Singapore, Bangladesh, Thailand
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Suicide Tree en Pong-pong en Sea Mango en Buta-buta en Pong-pong tree en Reva en Yellow-eyed cerbera en Chatthankai en Chiute en Dog-bane en Grey Milkwood en Bintaro
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