Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson
| Kannada Name : | apoorva champaka, kamalada mara |
| Common Name : | ylang-ylang, cananga tree |
| Family Name : | Annonaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Cananga odorata |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | All year |
| Fruiting Period : | All year |
| Origin : | Australia, Southeast Asia |
Uses
Essential oil is used in treatment of aromatherapy, used in treatment of blood pressure, depression and anxiety. Also used in treatment of malaria, asthma, gout and rheumatism.
Description
Evergreen tree, up to 20 m tall. Bark pale grey, branchlets pubescent when young, later glabrous, striate. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or broadly elliptic, coriaceous, base obtuse or rounded, apex acute or shallow acuminate, margin entire. Inflorescence an axillary, drooping raceme. Flowers fragrant, bisexual, petals 6, green when young, yellow when mature, minutely pubescent. Fruit a fascicle of stipulate berries; monocarps ovoid, globose or oblong, pulpy, glabrous, black when ripe. Seeds 2-12 per monocarp.
