- Family:
- Annonaceae Juss.
Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean, Orinoquia, Pacific. Elevation range: 100–2220 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cundinamarca, Meta, Quindío, Santander, Valle del Cauca, Vichada.
- Habit
- Small tree.
- Conservation
- IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
[FTEA]
Annonaceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971
- Morphology General Habit
- Tree 6–18(–33) m. tall, with pale grey bark; young twigs minutely pubescent, later glabrous, dark-coloured and striate.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaf-blades ovate-oblong or elliptic-oblong, 10–21 cm. long, 4–10 cm. wide, often obliquely acuminate at the apex, broadly cuneate, rounded or truncate at the base, somewhat pubescent on the midrib and nerves; venation prominent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers drooping in 2–6-flowered racemes, very sweetly scented.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals green at first, then pale yellow, with a purple-brown spot at the base inside, linear-lanceolate, (2.5–)5–7.5(–8.7) cm. long, 5–7(–14) mm. wide, minutely pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Monocarps 10–16, ellipsoid or oblong-obovoid, 1.5–2.3 cm. long, glabrous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds pale brown, oblong-elliptic in outline, flattened, 9 mm. long, 6 mm. wide, 2.5 mm. thick, with rugose or pitted faces.
- Figures
- Fig. 15, p. 65.
- Habitat
- Plantations, native cultivations, and also in bushland and thicket near villages; 0–750 m.
- Distribution
- K7 T3 T6 Z native in eastern tropics from India to N. Queensland and Philippine Is.,widely cultivated as “ylang-ylang” in lowland tropical Africa and also recorded as being cultivated in the W. Indies and Central America
[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- cadmia, cadmio, camay, cananga, flor de amor, ilán ilán, ilang ilang, ilanga ilang, ilanilán
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 100 - 2220 m.; Andes, Orinoquia, Pacífico.
- Morphology General Habit
- Arbolito
[UPB]
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Colombia.
- Ecology
- Alt. 100 - 2220 m.
- Morphology General Habit
- Tree.
[UPFC]
- Use Animal Food
- Used as animal food.
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Fuel
- Used for fuels.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Invertebrate Food
- Used as invertebrate food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
- Use Social
- Social uses.
[UPB]
- Use Materials
- Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
- Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals
- Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
- Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
- Medicinal (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Native to:
Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced into:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, India, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.
Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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May 8, 2006 | Barbon et al. [PPI 1909], Philippines | K000271630 | No | ||
May 8, 2006 | Barbon et al. [PPI 8370], Philippines | K000271624 | neotype | Yes | |
Apr 20, 2006 | Barbon et al. [PPI 2013], Philippines | K000271607 | No | ||
Apr 12, 2006 | Takeuchi [10289], Papua New Guinea | K000271554 | No | ||
Kerr, A.F.G. [3220], Thailand | K000595457 | No | |||
Griffith [s.n.], Burma | K000691381 | Yes | |||
Merrill, E.D. [466], Philippines | K000691376 | isoneotype | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6457] | Uvaria odorata | K001123951 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6457] | Uvaria odorata | K001123953 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6457] | Uvaria odorata | K001123954 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6457] | Uvaria odorata | K001123949 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6457] | Uvaria odorata | K001123952 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6457] | Uvaria odorata | K001123948 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6457] | Uvaria odorata | K001123947 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6457], Myanmar | Uvaria odorata | K001123950 | Yes |
First published in Fl. Ind. 1: 130 (1855)
Accepted by
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- Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
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