botanical record · discovered
Cananga
Cananga odorata
Cananga · Ylang-Ylang · Alangilang · Cananga tree · Ilang ilang · Ilang-ilang · Ilánilán · Langilangi · Macassar oiltree · Mohokoi · Moso‘oi · Motoì · Ylang-Ylangbaum · Ylang-ylang · cadmia · canang odorant
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Solomon I, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Tonga, Turkey, Samoa
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Boil, Cephalgia, Gout, Malaria
Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, BENZALDEHYDE, BENZYL-ACETATE, BENZYL-BENZOATE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Annonaceae
Scientific name: Cananga odorata
Common names: Cananga, Ylang-Ylang, Alangilang, Cananga tree, Ilang ilang, Ilang-ilang, Ilánilán, Langilangi, Macassar oiltree, Mohokoi, Moso‘oi, Motoì, Ylang-Ylangbaum, Ylang-ylang, cadmia, canang odorant
POWO: 72580-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Solomon I, Elsewhere, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Tonga, Turkey, Samoa.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Boil
- Cephalgia
- Gout
- Malaria
- Ophthalmia
- Rheumatism
- Stomach
- Diarrhea
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- Emmenagogue
- Perfume
- Carminative
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Solomon I
- Elsewhere
- Haiti
- Dominican Republic
- Tonga
- Turkey
- Samoa
Documented cultural uses
- Boil
- Cephalgia
- Gout
- Malaria
- Ophthalmia
- Rheumatism
- Stomach
- Diarrhea
- Emmenagogue
- Perfume
- Carminative
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Boil · Solomon I · "
- Cephalgia · Elsewhere · "
- Gout · Elsewhere · "
- Malaria · Haiti · "
- Ophthalmia · Elsewhere · "
- Rheumatism · Dominican Republic · "
- Stomach · Tonga · "
- Boil · Tonga · "
- Diarrhea · Tonga · "
- Emmenagogue · Haiti · "
- Perfume · Turkey · "
- Carminative · Samoa · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- A Review on Ylang-Ylang (<i>Cananga odorata</i>) Essential Oil, Its Applications, and Extraction Methods. · 2026 source ↗
- Acaricidal efficacy and biochemical effects of Cananga odorata essential oil and three selected compounds against Haemaphysalis doenitzi (Acari: Ixodidae). · 2026 source ↗
- Chloroplast DNA barcoding of Cananga odorata using rbcL and trnL-F markers reveals intraspecific genetic structures · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETIC-ACID
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BENZYL-ACETATE
- BENZYL-BENZOATE
- BENZYL-SALICYLATE
- CADINENE
- EPSILON-CADINENE
- L-CADINOL
- CANANGINE
- CREOSOL
- P-CRESOL-METHYL-ETHER
- EO
- EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- FARNESOL
- FORMIC-ACID
- FURFURAL
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- GERANYL-ACETATE
- ISOEUGENOL
- L-LINALOL
- METHYL-ANTHRALINATE
- 2-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-2-OL
- 3-METHYL-BUT-2-EN-1-OL
- 3-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-1-OL
- NEROL
- NEROLIDIOL
- PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL
- SAFROLE
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- SAMPANGINE
- TERPENES
- P-TOLYLMETHYLETHER
- YLANGENE
- BENZOIC-ACID
- BUTYL-ACETATE
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- P-CRESOL
- EUGENOL
- ACETONE
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- DELTA-CADINENE
- P-CRESYL-ACETATE
- GERANIOL
- ISOSAFROLE
- METHYL-BENZOATE
- METHYL-SALICYLATE
- D-ALPHA-PINENE
- SESQUITERPENES
- CARYOPHYLLENE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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