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    • Apr 14, 2021
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Pong pong tree

Sang La | สั่งลา | Cerbera Odollam

Family: Apocynaceae - Genus: Cerbera

The pong pong tree can be found on the premises of TCDF Eco-Logic, near the restaurant and near the accommodation.

 

The Pong Pong tree, can grow up to 0 meter in height. The tree has dark foliage and showy, white flowers which are very fragrant. The whorled leaves are crowded near the ends of rather thickish branches with leaf scars below. The fragrant white flowers have a yellow throat.


The tree bears round, green, mango like fruits. The seed coat is thin and after falling, soon decays, exposing fibrous tissue.


NOTE: The seed kernels are extremely poisonous, if ingested can be fatal (the poison is able to block the calcium-ion channels within the heart muscle, causing cardiac arrest). This is why the 'Pong Pong' tree, is also known as the 'suicide' tree.


The pong pong tree Flowers during the dry season, when the first rains fall, in April and May.


 

The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 meter tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is usually scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. All parts of the plant contain latex.
Tree

THE TREE

The Pong Pong tree, can grow up to 0 meter in height. The tree has dark foliage and showy, white flowers which are very fragrant. The whorled leaves are crowded near the ends of rather thick branches with leaf scars below. The fragrant white flowers have a yellow throat.

The tree bears round, green, mango like fruits. The seed coat is thin and after falling, soon decays, exposing fibrous tissue.


 

The leaves of the papaya are large, 50-70 cm in diameter, with seven lobes.
Leaf

THE LEAVES

The Pong Pong tree has dark foliage and showy, white flowers which are very fragrant. The whorled leaves are crowded near the ends of rather thick branches with leaf scars below.





 


The flowers are five-parted; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base. The flowers are sweet-scented, open at night, and wind- or insect-pollinated.
FLOWER

THE FLOWERS

The Pong Pong tree has showy, white flowers which are very fragrant. The fragrant white flowers have a yellow throat.







 
The flowers are five-parted; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base. The flowers are sweet-scented, open at night, and wind- or insect-pollinated.
BERRIES

THE FRUIT

The tree bears round, green, mango like fruits. The seed coat is thin and after falling, soon decays, exposing fibrous tissue.







 
The flowers are five-parted; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base. The flowers are sweet-scented, open at night, and wind- or insect-pollinated.
SEED

THE SEED

The seed kernels of the Pong Pong tree are extremely poisonous, if ingested can be fatal (the poison is able to block the calcium-ion channels within the heart muscle, causing cardiac arrest). This is why the 'Pong Pong' tree, is also known as the 'suicide' tree.




 

INTO THE WILD: a down to earth experience

For guests and visitors to Paksong we organize weekly tours "The Edible Forest" and Foraging weekends: Into the Wild. We work with local guides to take you in the jungle of Paksong. After foraging, we will cook a meal with the ingredients, using bamboo together with you!


Come and join and learn about the abundance of food that nature gives us!


INTO THE WILD!

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