in taxon plant used for medicine ylang-ylang plant Cananga odorata, known as the cananga tree, is a tropical tree that originates in Indonesia, which in the early 19th century spread to Malaysia and the Philippines. It is valued for the perfume extracted from its flowers, called ylang-ylang (a name also sometimes used for the tree itself), which is an essential oil used in aromatherapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cananga_odorata] PLANTS:CAOD cananga odorata cananga tree ilang-ilang Cananga odorata requires discussion