Ylang Ylang
Cananga odorata, known as ylang-ylang ( EE-lang-EE-lang) or cananga tree, is a tropical tree that is native to the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Queensland, Australia. It is also native to parts of Thailand and Vietnam. It is valued for the essential oils extracted from its flowers (also called "ylang-ylang"), which has a strong floral fragrance. Ylang-ylang is one of the most extensively used natural materials in the perfume industry, earning it the name "Queen of Perfumes".
A related plant in the same family, the climbing ylang-ylang vine, Artabotrys hexapetalus (synonym A. odoratissimus) is a woody, evergreen climbing plant, which is also a source of perfume.
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