''Cinnamomum cebuense'', the Cebu cinnamon or, locally, kaningag, is a species of cinnamon

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Cebu Island Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...

, Philippines. It was first discovered in Cantipla, Cebu in mid-1980s and described by Kostermans in 1986. The tree is endemic to the island of Cebu but several trees have been found in neighboring

Camotes Islands Camotes Islands is a group of islands in the Camotes Sea, Philippines. Combined area is . The island group is located east of Cebu Island, southwest of Leyte Island, and north of Bohol Island. It is from Cebu City and is part of Cebu. According ...

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Siquijor Island Siquijor ( , ), officially the Province of Siquijor ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Siquijor; tl, Lalawigan ng Siquijor), is an Provinces of the Philippines, island province in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, re ...

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cebuense Trees of the Philippines Critically endangered plants Endemic flora of the Philippines Flora of the Visayas Plants described in 1986 Taxa named by André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans {{tree-stub