Cananga
| Cananga | |
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| Cananga odorata, leaves and flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ambavioideae |
| Genus: | Cananga (Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson, nom. cons.[1] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Cananga (ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kanaŋa)[3] is a small genus of just two species in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to areas from Indo-China through Malesia to Australia.[2] One of the species, Cananga odorata, is the source of the fragrant oil ylang-ylang.[4]
Species
[edit]Two species are recognized:[2][5]
- Cananga brandisiana (Pierre) Saff., syn. Cananga latifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) Finet & Gagnep.
- Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson
References
[edit]- ^ "Cananga (Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. [Hooker f. & Thomson] 129 (1855), nom. cons". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Cananga (Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010). "*kanaŋa a tree with fragrant flowers: Cananga odorata". Austronesian Comparative Dictionary. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Ylang-ylang", Encyclopædia Britannica online, retrieved 2015-08-28
- ^ Turner, I.M.; Veldkamp, J.F. (2009), "A History of Cananga (Annonaceae)" (PDF), The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 61 (1): 189–204