Cananga odorata
Cananga Tree, Macassar Oiltree
Also known as: Cananga blainii var. fruticosum (Craib) Corner +18 more
- Cananga blainii var. fruticosum (Craib) Corner
- Cananga mitrastigma (F.Muell.) Domin
- Cananga odoratum (Lam.) Baill. ex King
- Canangium mitrastigma (F.Muell.) Domin
- Canangium odoratum (Lam.) King
- Canangium scortechinii King
- Fitzgeraldia mitrastigma F.Muell.
- Unona cananga Spreng.
- Unona leptopetala Dunal
- Unona odorata (Lam.) Baill.
- Unona odorata (Lam.) Dunal
- Unona odoratissima Blanco
- Unona ossea Blanco
- Uvaria axillaris Roxb.
- Uvaria cananga Banks
- Uvaria farcta Wall.
- Uvaria gaertneri Dunal
- Uvaria hortensis Noronha
- Uvaria javanica Thunb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Annonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Cananga odorata (commonly known as Cananga tree or Macassar oiltree) is a tree belonging to the Annonaceae family. Found natively in Tropical Asia and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, India, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.
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