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Cerbera odollam : ウィキペディア英語版 | Cerbera odollam
''Cerbera odollam'' is a dicotyledonous angiosperm, a plant species in the Family Apocynaceae and commonly known as the ''suicide tree'', ''pong-pong'', and ''othalanga.'' 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. It yields a potent poison that has been used for suicide and murder. == Common names ==
''Cerbera odollam'' is known by a number of vernacular names depending on the region. These include ''othalanga maram'' in the Malayalam language used in Kerala, India; ''kattu arali'' in the adjacent state of Tamil Nadu; ''famentana'', ''kisopo'', ''samanta'' or ''tangena'' in Madagascar; and ''pong-pong'', ''buta-buta'', ''bintaro'' or ''nyan'' in Southeast Asia.〔Gaillard Y, Krishnamoorthy A, Bevalot F., 2004, "Cerbera odollam: a 'suicide tree' and cause of death in the state of Kerala, India," ''J. Ethnopharmacol.'' 95(2-3):123-126.〕 In Sri Lanka, it is known as "ගොන් කදුරු" ("gon kaduru") in Sinhala.
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