Cananga
# Cananga

Cananga (ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kanaŋa) is a small genus of trees in the family Annonaceae, native to Indo-China and Malesia, but introduced elsewhere. One of its species, Cananga odorata, is important as the source of the perfume ylang-ylang.

## Species

Two species are recognized:

* 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, 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.

