Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson

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Synonyms:	Canangium odoratum (Lam.) Baill. ex King
Common names:	Ylang-ylang (English)
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cananga odorata
African Plant Database: Cananga odorata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cananga odorata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cananga odorata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cananga odorata
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cananga odorata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cananga odorata
JSTOR Plant Science: Cananga odorata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cananga odorata
Plants of the World Online: Cananga odorata
Tropicos: Cananga odorata
Wikipedia: Cananga odorata

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Cananga odorata.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=231100, retrieved 5 December 2025

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