''Manoranjitham,'' the climbing ylang-ylang, is a shrub found in India through to Burma, southern China and Taiwan,
having flowers that are renowned for their exotic fragrance.
[ It is also called ylang-ylang vine or tail grape in English, with a variety of names in other languages.][ When young it is a shrub which turns into a climber once attains the height of about 2 meters.]China
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, Burma (Myanmar
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), the Philippines
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and India
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. Its flowers are axillary, solitary
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, or in clusters of two or three, greenish yellow in color when ripe and give a strong smell resembling that of ripened jackfruit
The jackfruit (''Artocarpus heterophyllus''), also known as jack tree, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (Moraceae). Its origin is in the region between the Western Ghats of southern India, all of Bangladesh, ...
. Hence its name in Bengali
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is 'Kanthali champa' (jackfruit-champa). It flowers almost all the year round but more during the summer and the rains. It is unsuitable for small gardens because of its huge size. It needs pruning to keep it in shape. Propagation
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is from seeds or layers.[Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay. Page 18]
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Gallery
File:Artabotrys hexapetalus 01.jpg, Fruits
File:Artabotrys hexapetalus 06.JPG, Leaves
File:Artabotrys hexapetalus 10.JPG, Hook
File:Artabotrys odoratissimus plant.jpg
See also
*''Cananga odorata
''Cananga odorata'', known as ylang-ylang ( ) 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 Viet ...
'', tree which is the source of ylang-ylang oil.
*''Desmos chinensis
''Desmos chinensis'' is a flowering plant of the custard-apple family, Annonaceae. The yellowish-green flowers are similar to the Ylang-ylang flowers, therefore this plant is sometimes known as dwarf ylang-ylang. Their smell, however, is much le ...
'', dwarf ylang-ylang.
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Annonaceae