Cananga

Cananga
Cananga odorata, leaves and flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Subfamily: Ambavioideae
Genus: Cananga
(Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson, nom. cons.
Synonyms
  • Canangium (Baill.) King
  • Fitzgeraldia F.Muell.

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:

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cananga (Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Ylang-ylang", Encyclopædia Britannica online, retrieved 2015-08-28
  5. ↑ Turner, I.M.; Veldkamp, J.F. (2009), "A History of Cananga (Annonaceae)" (PDF), The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 61 (1): 189–204