Cerbera odollam
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Cerbera odollam

Suicide Tree · Pong-pong · Sea Mango · Buta-buta · Pong-pong tree

Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 10–11
Click count
171
Observations
80

Description

Source: leafsnap

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.

Care Guide

💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity

Characteristics

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

Tags (3)

Common Names (12)

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