''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 else ...
to
Cebu Island
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...
, 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. Accordi ...
and
Siquijor Island.
References
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
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