Cananga
| Cananga | |
|---|---|
| Cananga odorata, leaves and flowers | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ambavioideae |
| Genus: | Cananga (Dunal) Hook.f. & Thomson, nom. cons. |
Cananga (ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kanaŋa) is a small genus of trees in the family Annonaceae, native to areas from Indo-China through Malesia to Australia, and introduced elsewhere. One of its species, Cananga odorata, is important as the source of the perfume ylang-ylang.