The plant gets its name from the Spanish word manzanilla ... derive from its poisonous properties, fruit resemblance, and native growing environment. The manchineel tree is a member of the ...

Due to the superficial resemblance of its fruits and leaves to those of a real apple tree, it is commonly known as manzanillo de playa, (little beach apple), manzanilla de la muerte (little apple ...

Additionally, the tree also produces poisonous sap that causes skin rashes, and its fruits tend to explode and spread their seeds in different directions. The speed of these seeds can reach up to ...

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 ...

Don't eat this fruit—it could kill you. The poisonous fruit of the pong pong tree (Cerbera odollam) has become a potential plot point in the popular HBO series The White Lotus. Found throughout ...