Indigenous to parts of South and Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands, the fruit contains a toxin in its seeds that attacks the heart.

But while a poisonous fruit being found around a five-star resort sounds like a made-for-TV moment, this tree is real—and its fruit is a real concern. The poisonous produce is called othalanga, and it’s an apple-like fruit that grows on the pong-pong tree, which is native to Southeast Asia, according to the National Parks website.

The "suicide fruit" of the pong-pong tree played a critical role in The White Lotus season 3's finale. Life & Style breaks down the plant and its fatal properties, and how it was included in the Max series.