Cananga odorata

Ylang Ylang

As recorded: Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Annonaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 14153
Date: May 10, 1934
Locality: Apiri Maue Valley, District de Papeari
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 20 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

144 Bishop specimens of Cananga odorata · collected 1894–2013Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 10, 1934, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 20 other specimens.

Cananga odorata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 527 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16

University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US

(c) maryangelyflecha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

M6HH+67, Ambaro, Madagascar

(c) Laurent Barthe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

(c) Daniel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Route Nationale 2 Le Tremblet, Saint-Philippe, RE

(c) Konrad and Roland Greinwald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16

Sentul Walk, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) ans31, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13

Îles du Vent, PF

(c) mikos106, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cananga odorata. BISH 129204. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956293533. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/129204.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956293533 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026