Cananga odorata

Ylang-ylang
Cananga odorata in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Cananga
Species:
C. odorata
Binomial name
Cananga odorata
A Cananga odorata in Maui

Cananga odorata, known as ylang-ylang (/ˈlæŋ ˈlæŋ/ EE-lang-EE-lang) or cananga tree, is a tropical tree that is native to the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Queensland, Australia. It is also native to parts of Thailand and Vietnam.[1] It is valued for the essential oils extracted from its flowers (also called "ylang-ylang"), which has a strong floral fragrance. Ylang-ylang is one of the most extensively used natural materials in the perfume industry, earning it the name "Queen of Perfumes".[2][3][4]

The climbing ylang-ylang vine, Artabotrys hexapetalus[5] (synonym A. odoratissimus) is a woody, evergreen climbing plant in the same family, which is also a source of perfume.[6]

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  2. ^ NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers (2007). The Complete Technology Book on Flavours, Fragrances and Perfumes. Niir Project Consultancy Services. p. 392. ISBN 9788190439886.
  3. ^ Landers, G.J.B. (1992). "The effect of social and economic changes and trens in fashion and their effects on international perfumery marketing". In Van Toller, S.; Dodd, G.H. (eds.). Fragrance: The psychology and biology of perfume. Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd. p. 268. ISBN 9781851668724.
  4. ^ Duke, James A. (2018). Handbook of Medicinal Herbs: Herbal Reference Library. CRC Press. ISBN 9781351089579.
  5. ^ "Tropicos". Tropicos. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  6. ^ "ylang-ylang". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2012-12-30.

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