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BISH 22962Botany
Cananga odorata
Ylang Ylang
As recorded: Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Annonaceae
- Collected by
- (Not on sheet)
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- unknown
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cananga odorata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-11.
2026-05-11
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kapaau, HI, US
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2025-08-11
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kapaau, HI, US
(c) cadeepbluesea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cananga odorata. BISH 22962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956669907. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/22962.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956669907 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026