Pong Pong tree: From 'The White Lotus' finale to deadly exhibit in Chicago

The poisonous seeds from The White Lotus are real -- and can be found at The Field Museum

Nestled inside The Field Museum's Economic Botany Collection, there's a locked "poisonous plants" cabinet -- and fans of The White Lotus might recognize something inside.

'The White Lotus' deadly pong-pong seed gets star treatment at Field Museum

The show might be called “The White Lotus” but it’s the flowering pong-pong tree that’s getting all the attention after that explosive Season 3 finale Sunday night. Note: There are Season 3 spoilers ahead.In the episode's final moments, one of the most dramatic storylines came down to the Ratliff family versus the deadly fruit-bearing tree. Resort concierge Pam (Morgana O'Reilly) warned the clan about the dire effects during the season's first e…

How the deadly fruit in “The White Lotus” attacks the body

Experts reveal the power held in a single seed of the fruit found in Southeast Asia and Australia

'White Lotus' Fact-Check: The Suicide Tree's Lethal Potential

(MedPage Today) -- This op-ed contains spoilers for the season three finale of "The White Lotus." As a medical toxicologist, I spend a lot of time gently (and sometimes not-so-gently) correcting misinformation about poisons, toxicology, and everything...

Pong Pong tree: From 'The White Lotus' finale to deadly exhibit in Chicago

You’ve seen it on "The White Lotus," but did you know the toxic Pong Pong tree’s seeds are real? And Chicago's Field Museum houses them. Take a look here.

Used as a writing spring in Mike White's series, this tree native to Southeast Asia produces in its seeds a toxin that can be fatal in case of ingestion. Warning, spoilers!