Cananga latifolia

Botanical Description

Cananga latifolia is a deciduous tree with an open, oval crown; it usually grows from 10 - 20 metres tall, exceptionally to 28 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 730 Title A Field Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand Publication Author Gardener S.; Sidisunthorn P.; Anusarnsunthorn V. Publisher Kobfai Publishing Project; Bangkok. Year 2000 ISBN 974-7799-01-4 Description An excellent, concise guide to 430 species, plus notes on another 450 species. Excellent photographs and a separate section on distribution and plant uses. , 949 Title Flore Générale de L'Indo-Chine Publication Author Lecomte H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Masson; Paris. Year 1907 - 1951 ISBN Description Produced in ?7 volumes, it is rather old and dated, especially with the amount of nomenclatural changes there have been in the past century, but still contains a wealth of information. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood and aromatic flowers.