Cananga
| Cananga | |
|---|---|
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| Cananga odorata, leaves and flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ambavioideae |
| Genus: | Cananga (DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson, nom. cons.[1] |
Cananga is a small genus of trees in the family Annonaceae: native to Indo-China and Malesia, bit introduced elsewhere.[2] One of its species, Cananga odorata, is important as the source of the perfume ylang-ylang.[3]
Species
Two species are recognized:[2][4]
- Cananga brandisiana (Pierre) Saff., syn. Cananga latifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) Finet & Gagnep.
- Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson
Cananga latifolia is listed as a separate species in some sources,[5] but the basionym, Unona latifolia Hook.f. & Thomson, is a later homonym of Unona latifolia Dunal and so is not an acceptable name. Unona brandisiana was explicitly proposed as a replacement name.[4]
References
- ^ "Cananga (DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson", IPNI Plant Names, International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2015-08-28
- ^ a b "Canaga (DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Ylang-ylang", Encyclopædia Britannica online, retrieved 2015-08-28
- ^ a b Turner, I.M. & Veldkamp, J.F. (2009), "A History of Cananga (Annonaceae)", The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 61 (1): 189–204, retrieved 2015-06-28
- ^ "Cananga", The Plant List 1.1, retrieved 2015-08-28