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Cananga
Sign in to saveCananga (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.
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Vinony's link graph records 12 inbound references to Cananga, and connects out to synonym, Annonaceae and plant.
Vinony files it under Annonaceae genera and Cananga.
Vinony links it to 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Ylang Ylang
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMagnoliales
- FamilyAnnonaceae
General: : Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson.
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 75
- With media
- 59
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Collections
- USNM, BRIT, US, NY, A, MO
- Recorded in
- United States, Philippines, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam
Research
127 papers- Cananga odorata (Magnoliales: Annonaceae) Essential Oil Produces Significant Avoidance Behavior in Mosquitoes.Journal of medical entomology · 2022
- Modulation of cognitive performance and mood by aromas of peppermint and ylang-ylang.The International journal of neuroscience · 2008
- Cananga odorata Aromatherapy Reduces Anxiety in Unexperienced Patients Hospitalized for Interventional Neuroradiology Procedures: A Randomized Control Trial.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine · 2023
- Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Bioactivities of Cananga odorata (Ylang-Ylang).Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015
- Safety assessment of Ylang-Ylang (Cananga spp.) as a food ingredient.Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2008
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Annonaceae
- Image
- Starr 061224-2825 Cananga odorata.jpg
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- Cananga
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- Cananga
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- Category:Cananga
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Encyclopedic overview
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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
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