Fragrant Cananga / Scented Ylang-Ylang
Cananga odorata
Also known as Langilangi, Maramar, Perfume Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cananga odorata
- Genus
- Cananga
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropics and Sub-tropics
- Distribution
- Eastern Tropics from India to N.Queensland & Philippines; Throughout Malesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Annonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Annonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- অপরূপ চাঁপা, কানাঙ্গা
- Tamil
- க்ட்டு சம்பகம் Kattu chempakam, மனோரஞ்சிதம், க்ட்டு சம்பகம்
- Telugu
- Apurva champakame, Chettu sampangi
- Malayalam
- ലാംഗി ലാംഗി, Cananga odorata, Fragrant cananga
- Marathi
- Chape
About Fragrant Cananga
Scented Ylang-Ylang (Cananga odorata) is a tree belonging to the Annonaceae family (Custard apple family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, solitary/cymose flower clusters, aggregate berry/syncarp fruit. It is typically found in cultivated. Native to Tropics and Sub-tropics, it is distributed across Eastern Tropics from India to N.Queensland & Philippines; Throughout Malesia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Annonaceae
Custard apple family
Fragrant Cananga belongs to the Annonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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