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

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only 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 foun ...

Cebu Island Cebu ( ; ), officially the Province of Cebu (; ), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The coastal zone of Cebu is identified as a ...

, 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 and Siquijor Island.

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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