If you were one of the millions of people who tuned in to the third season of HBO’s “The White Lotus” then you already know that the Pong Pong Tree and its poisonous fruit looms over the drama.

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The pong pong tree isn't just "The White Lotus" fiction. The science behind the killer seeds from the "suicide tree" are real and can be deadly, even in small doses.

Yes, the poisonous tree, more formerly the Cerbera Odollam, which is native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, is real with the seeds containing a deadly compound called cerberin.

The pong pong tree is found throughout Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands and northern Australia, according to National Geographic. The large seeds have cerberin, a poison that can be fatal in ...