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Cerbera odollam is a tree species in the family Apocynaceae commonly known as the suicide tree or pong-pong. 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.
Prominent white flowers with five petals, typical of Apocynaceae family. Flowers have a yellow "eye" in the centre, and are fragrant. Smooth, round, apple-like, containing a single large poisonous seeds, surrounded by thick fibrous husk and a papery outer pulp.
Cerbera odollam is a plant species of the Apocynaceae family. It is often dubbed the 'suicide tree' due to its strong cardiotoxic effects, which make it a suitable means to attempt suicide. The plant grows in wet areas in South India, Madagascar, and Southeast Asia; and its common names include Pong ….
- Ritesh G. Menezes, Muhammad Shariq Usman, Syed Ather Hussain, Mohammed Madadin, Tariq Jamal Siddiqi,...
- 2018
Dec 1, 2004 · Cerbera odollam is a tree belonging to the poisonous Apocynaceae family, which includes the yellow and common oleanders. The seeds are excessively toxic, containing cerberin as the main active cardenolide.
- Yvan Gaillard, Ananthasankaran Krishnamoorthy, Fabien Bevalot
- 2004
The clinical features, management, and the associations of dosage in poisoning with the cardiotoxic plant Cerbera odollam (suicide tree), responsible for more than half of plant poisoning deaths in the South Indian State of Kerala alone, have not been evaluated.
- M Suraj Menon, Prasantha Kumar, CI Jayachandran
- 10.4103/1995-705X.201783
- 2016
- Heart Views. 2016 Oct-Dec; 17(4): 136-139.
Cerbera odollam, also known as the suicide tree, is one of the most poisonous plants in Asia. Eating its seeds can cause death by affecting the heart rate and blood clotting. Learn how to identify it, what to do if you have it, and how to avoid confusion with oleander.
Cerbera odollam is a plant that contains cerberin, a cardiac glycoside that is fatal to humans. Learn about its ecology, toxicity, and history of use as a method of suicide in India and the US.
