Cananga
Genus of flowering plants
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::summary Genus of flowering plants ::
|taxon=Cananga |image=Cananga odorata 04.JPG |image_caption=Cananga odorata, leaves and flowers |authority=(Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson, nom. cons. |synonyms =
- Canangium (Baill.) King
- Fitzgeraldia F.Muell. |synonyms_ref =
Cananga (ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kanaŋa) is a small genus of only two species in the custard apple family Annonaceae, native to areas from Indo-China through Malesia to Australia. One of the species, Cananga odorata, is the source of the fragrant oil ylang-ylang.
Species
Two species are recognized:
- Cananga brandisiana (Pierre) Saff., syn. Cananga latifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) Finet & Gagnep.
- Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson
References
References
- (2025). "''Cananga'' (Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Ind. [Hooker f. & Thomson] 129 (1855), nom. cons.". [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]].
- (2010). "*kanaŋa a tree with fragrant flowers: Cananga odorata". Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- "Ylang-ylang".
- (2025). "''Cananga'' (Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- (2009). "A History of ''Cananga'' (Annonaceae)". The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore.
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