Cananga
| Cananga | |
|---|---|
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| 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
- ↑ "Cananga (DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson", IPNI Plant Names (International Plant Names Index), retrieved 2015-08-28
- ↑ "Ylang-ylang", Encyclopaedia Britannica online, retrieved 2015-08-28
- 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
- ↑ "Cananga", The Plant List 1.1, retrieved 2015-08-28
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