Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants

   
Padang cassia
Cinnamomum burmannii

(Photo credit: Gerald D. Carr)


Other names:cinnamon tree
Description: Shrub or tree up to 20' tall, having glossy, alternate 4" leaves and thin bark with an odor of cinnamon.
Risk areas: Moist and wet forests.
WARNING:Other species of Cinnamomum, including camphor tree and true cinnamon, may prove invasive in Hawaii too.

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