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The poison fruit from ‘The White Lotus’ is real—and it attacks the heart
The pong pong tree—also known as the “suicide tree”—may be a plot point in the season finale of the HBO series. But the plant was known to cause thousands of deaths a year in the past.
The Pong-Pong Fruit in ‘White Lotus’ Really Is That Dangerous
Indigenous to parts of South and Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands, the fruit contains a toxin in its seeds ...
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The poisonous seeds from The White Lotus are real — and can be found at The Field Museum
"But, as per The White Lotus plot, it's all about the seeds." Hansen went on to say that ... least amount possible actually getting to your heart." ...
Yup, The White Lotus 'Suicide Tree' Fruit Is Real – And It's Horrific
The strange produce featured in the season finale contains what are sometimes called “Chekhov’s fruit”, or poisonous seeds.
How Realistic Was the Poisonous Fruit on 'The White Lotus'?
The White Lotus creators started planting seeds about Thailand’s deadly pong pong tree in the very first episode. “What am I ...
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What Is the ‘White Lotus’ Suicide Fruit? Pong-Pong Tree’s Fatal Seed in Finale Explained
The pong-pong tree, also known as Cerbera odollam, produces a plant, which has seeds ... to heart failure.” The pong-pong tree is native to Thailand — the setting for The White Lotus season ...