Cananga odorata

ylang-ylang, perfume tree (English); lanalana (Hawaii); chiráng, irang (Palau); derangerang, derangirang (Nauru); ilahnglahng, ilanlang (Kosrae); ilang-ilang, alang-ilang (Guam, CNMI); ilangilang, lengileng, alangilang, pur-n-wai, pwurenwai, seir en wai (Pohnpei); ilanilan (Marshall Islands); makosoi, mokohoi, makasui, mokosoi (Fiji); mohokoi (Tonga); mosooi (Samoa); motoi (Society Islands); moto‘oi, mata‘oi, mato‘oi (Cook Islands, Niue, Tahiti); motoi (Marquesas–Nukuhiva, Niue); mutui (Marquesas–Fatuhiva); pwalang (Puluwat Atoll); pwanang, pwuur, pwalang (Chuuk); sao (Solomon Islands)

• Family Annonaceae.
• native to southeast Asia.
• flowers used to make perfume and for lei or garlands, particularly in Micronesia.
• Weed Risk Assessment Score: 3 (low)

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