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Cerbera odollam.jpg

Cerbera odollam  Gaertn.

Suicide Tree

Plants > Angiosperms > Apocynaceae > ​​Cerbera odollam
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cerbera
Species: odollam

  • Common names: Suicide Tree
  • Thai names: ตีนเป็ด tin pet (Central), ตีนเป็ดทะเล tin pet thale (Central), ตีนเป็ดน้ำ tin pet nam (Central), ตุม tum (Kanchanaburi), มะตะกอ ma-ta-ko (Malay-Narathiwat), สั่งลา sang la (Krabi)
  • Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malyasia, Philippines, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands.
  • Image locations: Chonburi.
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: The seeds of the Suicide Tree contain a toxin called cerberin, eating the core of a fruit from the tree is sufficient for a human to receive a lethal dose, and consumption of the raw leaves of related oleander species by vegans has resulted in death.
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Image locations

Images of Cerbera odollam from Thailand.
Cerbera odollam.jpg
Cerbera odollam (Chonburi Prov.)

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Wikipedia
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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