Cananga
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
Ylang Ylang
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMagnoliales
- FamilyAnnonaceae
Native toBorneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi
Observations2,596
General: : Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson.
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Research
127 papers- Cananga odorata (Magnoliales: Annonaceae) Essential Oil Produces Significant Avoidance Behavior in Mosquitoes.Journal of medical entomology · 2022
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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