Cerbera odollam
Sea Mango, Suicide Tree
Also known as: Cerbera forsteri Seem. +4 more
- Cerbera forsteri Seem.
- Cerbera lactaria Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.
- Excoecaria ovatifolia Noronha
- Tanghinia lactaria (Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.) G.Don
- Tanghinia odollam (Gaertn.) G.Don
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Cerbera odollam (commonly known as Sea Mango or Suicide Tree) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family. Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Cook Is., India, Jawa, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Trinidad-Tobago