- Family : ANNONACEAE
(Custard-Apple Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : SITAPHAL FAMILY (सीताफल फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Annonaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson
- Common name : Scented Ylang-Ylang, Langilangi, Maramar, Perfume Tree
- Vernacular name :
- Kattuchempakam, Kanangamaram, Langilangi, Madana, Pachachempakam (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Cultivated
- Comments / notes : Planted often in gardens. The flowers are highly fragrant and used in perfumery industries.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Ratnagiri district, Cultivated
- Tamil Nadu : Planted
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : Australia, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Exotic
- World Distribution : Australia, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cananga odorata. Downloaded on 7 November 2024.
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