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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.
Species
Ylang Ylang
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMagnoliales
- FamilyAnnonaceae
General: : Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson.
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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 (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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