Cananga
Genus of flowering plants
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Cananga (ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kanaŋa)[3] is a small genus of only 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]
| Cananga | |
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| Cananga odorata, leaves and flowers | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ambavioideae |
| Genus: | Cananga (Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson, nom. cons.[1] |
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Species
Two species are recognized:[2][5]
- Cananga brandisiana (Pierre) Saff., syn. Cananga latifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) Finet & Gagnep.
- Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson