Cananga Essential Oil
Cananga odorata, is a small but beautiful flower of the cananga tree. It is a fast-growing tree that exceeds 5 meters per year and attains an average height of 12 meters. It grows in full or partial sun, and prefers the acidic soils of its native rainforest habitat. The leaves are long, smooth and glossy. The flower is greenish yellow (rarely pink), curly like a starfish, and yields a highly fragrant essential oil. A related species to Cananga fruticosa, which is a dwarf ylang-ylang that grows as small tree or compact shrub with highly scented flowers, and to Cananga odorata var.genuina Ylang-Ylang. Cananga has been cultivated in temperate climates under conservatory conditions.
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| GRAS Status: | Cananga essential oil has GRAS status. (49) |
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| Toxicity: | LD50 - (oral) rat >g/kg; (dermal) rabbit >g/kg.
Irritation/Sensitisation - not known
Phototoxicity - Nil reported |
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