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Taxon:  Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson



Summary
Genus:
Cananga
Family:
Annonaceae
Nomen number:
8805
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. 1(2):130. 1855
Verified:
11/18/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson var. fruticosa (Craib) J. Sinclair (0 active accession[s])
Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson var. odorata (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Uvaria odorata Lam.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Canangium odoratum (Lam.) Baill. ex King

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Reference(s)
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    • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
    • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
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  11. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
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  16. Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
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Common names
English
Macassar oiltree –
perfumetree –
woolly-pine –
ylang-ylang-tree –
Chinese
yi lan (依兰) –
Filipino
ylang-ylang –
French
canang odorant –
ilang-ilang –
German
Ylang-Ylangbaum –
Portuguese
cananga –
Spanish
cadmia –
cananga –
ilang-ilang –
Swedish
ilang-ilang –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
2Cultivated    also cult. in tropics
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere in tropics
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere in tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Environmentalornamental Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:25, 70-74.
Food additivesflavoring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materialsessential oils Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materialsessential oils Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
MaterialswoodtimberBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8805. Accessed 27 May 2025.