{"id":1289755,"date":"2011-02-12T13:58:19","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T13:58:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T13:18:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T07:48:13","slug":"cananga-odorata","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/cananga-odorata\/","title":{"rendered":"Cananga odorata"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Cananga<\/i> odorata<\/i> (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson<\/span><\/a>, Fl. Ind. 1: 130 1855<\/i>. (syn. Cananga<\/i> mitrastigma<\/i> (F.Muell.) Domin<\/span><\/a>; Cananga<\/i> scortechinii<\/i> King<\/span><\/a>; Cananga<\/i> odorata<\/i> var. velutina<\/i> (Blume) Koord. & Valeton<\/span><\/a>; Cananga<\/i> odoratum<\/i> (Lam.) Baill. ex King<\/span><\/a>; Canangium<\/i> mitrastigma<\/i> (F.Muell.) Domin<\/span><\/a>; Canangium<\/i> odoratum<\/i> (Lam.) King<\/span><\/a>; Canangium<\/i> scortechinii<\/i> King<\/span><\/a>; Fitzgeraldia<\/i> mitrastigma<\/i> F.Muell.<\/span><\/a>; Unona<\/i> fitzgeraldii<\/i> F.Muell.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(unresolved); Unona<\/i> leptopetala<\/i> Dunal<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(unresolved); Unona<\/i> odorata<\/i> (Lam.) Baill.<\/span><\/a>; Uvaria<\/i> axillaris<\/i> Roxb.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Unresolved); Uvaria<\/i> farcta<\/i> Wall.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Unresolved); Uvaria<\/i> hortensis<\/i> Noronha<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(unresolved); Uvaria<\/i> odorata<\/i> Lam.<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 1 Mb.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Request for ID : 220611 : AK-3<\/a>:
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\nWas thinking it to be Cananga odorata<\/i> all this time. Now with another similar looking flower Polyalthia fragrans<\/i>, I’m confused.<\/p>\n

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Yes, ylang ylang<\/b>, the Joy perfume tree<\/b>… for id see this :
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Thanks .. for posting these photos, its leaves venation pattern is different than that of Polyalthia fragrans<\/i>.. and every one can compare the two plant.<\/p>\n

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does this Bogor Botanical Gardens also have the Ylang Ylang VINE<\/b> variety? <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We have the short tree variety here in Kolkata: the Cananga odorata<\/i>… which is flowering right now…
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There are many cultivated vareities or Cananga ordorata<\/i>, generally the shorter varieties are preferred. I have seen many fruiting trees in house gardens in Coimbatore. The fruits look similar to Polyalthia fruits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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may be they dont have the pollinators or the visitors dont let the flowers hang around long enough to fruit…???<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yes the reason of not fruiting maybe the flowers are plucked for their sweet smell. The below link has a nice description about C. odorata<\/i> http:\/\/www.indi-journal.info\/archives\/2368<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I wonder why some plants do not set seeds in Bengal<\/u>… like this ylang ylang<\/b> , and quis qualis<\/b> comes to mind among many others…. and gardenia resinifera<\/i>… which sets seeds else where…I have seen seedpods of Gardenia resinifera<\/i> in chinese markets in NY…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The reasons may be absence of proper pollinators, or viable stigma or viable anther, or the inability of pollen to form pollen tubes. I imagine someone has studied this on Quisqualis atleast. .., this fruit looks so different from any other Annonaceae.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wanted Cananga odorata and Bauhinia vahlii seeds<\/a> : 3 posts by 3 authors.
\nI am a merely gardener. Looking for some Cananga odorata<\/span><\/i> and\u00a0……….<\/span><\/span> for long but found nowhere.
\nThough I have contacted some reputed nurseries, they often sell wrong plants.
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For Canaga odorata<\/i> seeds you can contact The Director, JNTBGRI, Palode, Kerala <\/span>www.jntbgri.in<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight : Cananga odorata : Way to Munnar : 120314 : AK-10<\/a> : Attachments (3). 1 post by 1 author.
\nCananga odorata<\/i> seen <\/span>in a restaurant garden,<\/span> on way to Munnar.
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Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight : Cananga odorata : Mumbai : 120314 : AK-12<\/a> : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author.
\nCananga odorata<\/i> seen <\/span>at Jijamata Udyan<\/span>, <\/span>Mumbai<\/span>.
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Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight :: Annonaceae \u00bb ID Request at Diveagar : PKA-March-34::<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a0Attachments (7). 3 posts by 3 authors.<\/div>\n
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Cananga odorata<\/span><\/i>:<\/span><\/span><\/span> Ylang Ylang<\/b> <\/span>??<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight : Canaga odorata :: SMP 11<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. 3 images.
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Where to get Cananga odorata and Bauhinia vahlii seeds\u00a0?<\/a> :
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\nWhere may I get some fresh Cananga odorata<\/i> and\u00a0Bauhinia vahlii<\/i> seeds for germinating some plants for my garden ?
\nI have been searching for these for a very long period but in vain !<\/p>\n

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i can help you i have some fresh Cananga odorata<\/i> seeds. give me your postal address. i will send it to you, you can call me <\/span><\/p>\n

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I’ve read your post just now. You had posted this 4 years back. Have you got the seeds, that are looking for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Plantation rate of native plants is gone very low. Am also finding difficult to find native seeds and plants. Even forest <\/span>nurseries sell non-indigenous plants. For example SGNP, the nursery of this park sells many non-indigenous species.
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Everyone has forgotten it. So, I too feel that there must be some source for exchange of seeds or material of native or rare seeds, madam.<\/div>\n
I recently have been to Hanamakonda city, Warangal district, Telangana, on my work. Also, had visited the Forest geneticist office there, out of curiosity for some species of plants. I came across one B. Vahlii creeper there, and it has shed its fruit and seeds nearby.<\/div>\n
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So, I was searching about this plant in our efloraindia group and came across this message. So, I felt that I could share some seeds from what I’ve collected.
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I have seen it and interested to plant one . I live at rural area and have enough space .<\/div>\n
If you kindly send me the seeds of these two , I may get them .
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I appreciate your interest for the plant species. I’d send 5 seeds of Bauhinia vahlii, to you by India post.<\/div>\n
Method of propagation is, soaking the seeds for one night and sow individually in the nursery poly bags. Water them daily. I’m 3-4 days you should see the germinated seedlings.<\/div>\n
Continue watering daily and allow the sapling to grow into plants. It’s a rapidly growing plant, so, by 3 months, the plants in the polybags should be ready for transplantation in to the field or home or wherever.<\/div>\n
Maintaining the creeper. Trim back the branches or the main trunk if it’s growing out of proportions. Dont worry, it grows back speedily.<\/div>\n
My humble request is to plant the extra one or two plants, if they are surviving, in a forest area or near by temples or any religious or places of your comfort, in country side or villages( where there is good land for the temple\/ others).<\/div>\n
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Plant always two plants instead of one. This would help in getting back good seeds from the plants we’ve sown( due to pollination between two or more plants ).<\/div>\n
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Fwd: Please Id the tree photograph<\/a> : 9 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (<\/span>4<\/span>)
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I also thought like that and\u00a0 labelled it.\u00a0But when I\u00a0 checked the characters of leaves I observed the leaves\u00a0 were opposite unlike in Cananga<\/i> species, where it is alternate.\u00a0That’s why I\u00a0got doubt and \u00a0 posted\u00a0the photographs to the group.\u00a0Now that many taxonomists of\u00a0 our group are of the same opinion that it is C.odorata<\/i>,\u00a0I will take it as C.odorata<\/i>. Nevertheless, I wish to know\u00a0whether it Is common to see opposite leaves in Cananga\u00a0 or I have misread the characters.<\/b><\/p>\n

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CANANGA ODORATA : HOST PLANT FOR TAILED JAY BUTTERFLY<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (<\/span>1<\/span>)
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Fwd: SOME FLOWERS IN OUR GARDEN ( COOCH BEHAR )<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Fwd: STORY OF A FLOWER : YLANG YLANG<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1<\/span>)
\n<\/span>Nature has given us nose for breathing and smelling. If you are fortunate to have a good sense of smelling you will be able to differentiate the smell of rose from that of <\/span>Alstonia scholaris<\/i>. Fortunately for me I can tell about a plant in bloom (if it is having a distinct smell) from the fragrance the flowers emit without seeing the plant. I remember the summer nights in the campus of Indian Military Academy when the air used to be saturated with the fragrance of <\/span>Michelia champaca<\/i> (CHAMPA). I have seen most majestic trees of this species at that place.
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Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1<\/span>)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Michelia champaka -blooming in Chennai<\/a> :\u00a0Attachments\u00a0(4). 15 posts by 8 authors.
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I can appreciate the fact that it is related to Sitaphal as the leaves were hanging down in pairs just like those of Sitaphal.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Desmos species are commonly known as\u00a0Unona<\/b>. Desmos praecox may be called Early-Flowering Unona.<\/p>\n

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After looking at this closely, it appears to me that instead of being\u00a0Desmos praecox<\/i>, this one could be\u00a0Desmos chinensis<\/i>\u00a0(Syn:\u00a0Unona discolor<\/i>), for the following reasons:
\n1.\u00a0Desmos praecox<\/i>\u00a0is supposed to flower in February, much earlier than other\u00a0Desmos<\/i>\u00a0species, as indicated by the species name \u201cpraecox\u201d which means early flowering<\/span>.\u00a0\u2026 pictures were taken in early July.
\nSo, flowering time doesn\u2019t quite agree.
\n2.\u00a0Leaves of\u00a0Desmos praecox<\/i>\u00a0are described as lanceshaped, long-pointed (acuminate).<\/span>\u00a0Leaves of\u00a0Desmos chinensis<\/i>\u00a0are described as ovate- lanceshaped, with somewhat cordate base.<\/span>\u00a0Leaves in\u00a0\u2026 pictures
\nappear to be with a flat base, not really a pointed base, and look too broad to be called lanceshaped.
\n3.\u00a0Leaves of\u00a0Desmos chinensis<\/i>\u00a0are described to be smooth above, and glaucous below<\/span>. In \u2026 3rd picture, the galucous underside of some leaves is visible.
\n4.\u00a0Flowers of\u00a0Desmos chinensis<\/i>\u00a0are supposed to be very fragrant<\/span>.\u00a0I could not find mention of any prominent fragrance in the description of\u00a0Desmos praecox<\/i>.<\/span>
\nComments from experts are needed.
\nPS: Pictures on\u00a0toptropicals.com<\/span><\/a> may not be 100% trustworthy.<\/p>\n
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One more this which I forgot to add is that in\u00a0Desmos praecox<\/i>\u00a0the flowers appear either before the leaves, or with young leaves.<\/span> Here, they appear with seemingly mature leaves.<\/p>\n

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Looks like\u00a0Desmos praecox<\/i>\u00a0only. Change in Blooming period may be due to change in climatic conditions<\/p>\n

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Desmos chinensis\u00a0<\/i>Lour. could be the closest\u00a0match\u00a0though\u00a0peduncle looks a bit longer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I also agree with you for Desmos chinensis<\/em> as per\u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>,\u00a0Useful tropical Plants<\/a>,\u00a0Toptropicals<\/a>,\u00a0POWO<\/a>,\u00a0Hong Kong herbarium<\/a>,\u00a0Gardino<\/a>,\u00a0FoPI<\/a><\/p>\n

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Looks like Cananga odorata<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thanks, …,<\/p>\n

There was a long discussion at\u00a0Michelia champaka -blooming in Chennai<\/a><\/div>\n
I also go with you after seeing images at\u00a0Cananga odorata<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/div>\n
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Canaranga odorata from Lal Bagh Bangalore-GS03022022-2<\/a>: 5 high res. images.
\nCanaranga odorata<\/em> photographed from Lal Bagh<\/span> Bangalore, 29-9-2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is the habit of the plant ?<\/p>\n

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Cananga odorata.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Annonaceae: Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson<\/a>: 1 high res. images.
\nlocation\/date: University of Agricultural Sciences campus, Bangalore, July 1997<\/span><\/p>\n
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I think it should be (being planted):
\nhttps:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/2011\/02\/12\/cananga-odorata-var-fruticosa\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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This was a small to medium-sized tree, planted in the botanical garden<\/span> of the University of Agricultural Sciences campus<\/span> in Bangalore,<\/span> so the original designation should be correct. For more information on this introduced species, you might be interested in the attached monograph.<\/div>\n
Parrotta, J.A. 2009.\u00a0Cananga odorata<\/i>.\u00a0\u00a0III-4 in “Enzyklop\u00e4die der Holzgew\u00e4chse” [Encyclopaedia of Woody Plants<\/i>]. Ecomed Verlag, Germany. 8 p.<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/Parrotta%20Cananga%20odorata.pdf<\/a><\/div>\n
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References:<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.theplantlist.org\/tpl\/record\/kew-2695745<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.theplantlist.org\/tpl\/record\/tro-1602929<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Ylang-ylang – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
www.TopTropicals.com – rare plants for home and garden<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Cananga odorata – Ylang Ylang<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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