Cananga

Cananga
Cananga odorata, leaves and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Magnoliids
Order:Magnoliales
Family:Annonaceae
Genus:Cananga
(DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson, nom. cons.[1]

Cananga is a small genus of trees in the family Annonaceae. One of its species, Cananga odorata, is important as the source of the perfume ylang-ylang.[2] Two species are recognized:[3]

  • 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,[4] 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cananga (DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson", IPNI Plant Names, International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2015-08-28
  2. ↑ "Ylang-ylang", Encyclopædia Britannica online, retrieved 2015-08-28
  3. 1 2 Turner, I.M. & Veldkamp, J.F. (2009), "A History of Cananga (Annonaceae)", The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore, 61 (1): 189–204, retrieved 2015-06-28
  4. ↑ "Cananga", The Plant List 1.1, retrieved 2015-08-28


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