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Cananga odorata
Ylang Ylang
As recorded: Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Annonaceae
- Collected by
- Corner, E.J.H.
- Collector number
- 2114
- Date
- July 9, 1965
- Locality
- Monitor Creek
- Island
- Guadalcanal
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Elevation
- 213 m
- Identified by
- Ferguson, I.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1965, Corner, E.J.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cananga odorata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. 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 39191. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956598113. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/39191.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956598113 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026