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YLANG-YLANG TREE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Medicinal Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Annonaceae family.

OBS

Grown as an ornamental [tree] in the tropics and in the Philippine Islands for the perfume oil distilled from the flowers. [also used as a medicinal plant]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille des Anonacées.

OBS

Grand arbre [...] planté autour des maisons en Asie tropicale [...] son odeur [...] rappelle la jacinthe et la girofle [...]. En distillant les fleurs, on obtient une essence [importée] en Europe pour les parfums. L'ylang-ylang est par ailleurs hypotenseur et antiseptique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de plantas medicinales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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