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Cananga odorata (ilang-ilang)

Synonyms: Canangium mitrastigmum; Canangium odoratum; Canangium scortechinii; Fitzgeraldia mitrastigma; Unona cananga; Unona leptopetala; Unona odorata; Unona odoratissima; Unona ossea; Uvaria axillaris; Uvaria farcta; Uvaria gaertneri; Uvaria hortensis; Uvaria javanica; Uvaria odorata; Uvaria ossea; Uvaria subcordata; Uvaria trifoliata; Uvaria undulata

Wikipedia Abstract

Cananga odorata, commonly called Ylang-ylang, cananga tree, ilang-ilang, kenanga (Indonesian), fragrant cananga, Macassar-oil plant or perfume tree), is a tree valued for its perfume. The essential oil derived from the flowers is used in aromatherapy. Artabotrys odoratissimus, ylang-ylang vine, and Artabotrys hexapetalus, climbing ylang-ylang, are woody, evergreen climbing plants in the same family; A. odoratissimus is also a source of perfume.
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Infraspecies

Cananga odorata var. fruticosa
Cananga odorata var. odorata

Attributes

Height [1]  37 feet (11.4 m)
Width [1]  29 feet (9.1 m)
Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  91 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Medium-High
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-High
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  High to Moderate
Janka Hardness [3]  330 lbf (150 kgf) Very Soft
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [4]  Perennial
Specific Gravity [3]  0.368
Structure [2]  Tree

Predators

Ceroplastes eugeniae[5]
Coccus longulus (long brown scale)[5]
Epiplema conflictaria[6]
Macaca fascicularis (long-tailed macaque)[7]
Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug)[5]
Parasa canangae[6]
Parasa herbifera[6]
Parastictococcus anonae[5]
Pinnaspis strachani (lesser snow scale)[5]
Planococcus lilacinus (citrus mealybug)[5]
Planococcus minor (Pacific mealybug)[5]
Pongo pygmaeus (orangutan)[7]
Prococcus acutissimus (banana-shaped scale)[5]
Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (false oleander scale)[5]
Psilogramma menephron (Australian privet hawk moth)[6]
Pteropus samoensis (Samoa Flying Fox)[8]
Saissetia coffeae (brown scale)[5]
Pteropus tonganus (Pacific flying fox)[9]

Consumers

Shelter for 
Pteropus tonganus (Pacific flying fox)[9]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Annonaceae WorkingGroup, 2011, AnnonBase: Annonaceae GSD in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 3Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts ♦ 4USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 6HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 7Fruit Preferences of Four Sympatric Primate Species at Ketambe, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, Peter S. Ungar, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1995 ♦ 8Pteropus samoensis, Sandra Anne Banack, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 661, pp. 1–4 (2001) ♦ 9Pteropus tonganus, Carrie A. Miller and Don E. Wilson, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 552, pp. 1-6 (1997)
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