erect; domatia mostly inconspicuous C. hirsutum 
52. Leaves wide ovate to lanceolate, elliptic or narrow elliptic; hairs on lower leaf 
surface mostly wavy to curly, if hairs straight then domatia conspicuous. 
53. Hypanthium entirely glabrous or with some hairs on upper half inside. 
54. Hairs on lower leaf surface wavy, appressed; secondary domatia restricted 
to lower most secondaries C. bractefoliaceum 
54. Hairs on lower leaf surface straight to slightly wavy, spreading to erect; 
secondary domatia usually present along several secondaries pairs 
C. padiforme 
53. Hypanthium conspicuous and evenly sericeous inside. 
55. Leaf base obtuse to rounded; leaves mostly wide ovate to ovate; upper leaf 
surface glabrous C. zapatae 
55. Leaf base cuneate; leaves narrow elliptic to lanceolate; upper leaf surface 
tomentose C. glossophylum 
Cinnamomum alainii (C.K. Allen) Alain, Phytologia 50: 162. 1982. 
Phoebe alainii C. K. Allen, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 21: 109. 1971. Type. Dominican 
Republic. La Vega: ridge E of Loma de la Sal, between Jaracoba and Constanza. A. Liogier 
11993 (holotype, NY!; isotypes, BM!, GH!, NY!, P!, US!). 
Cinnamomum alainii (C. K. Allen) Kostermans, Reinwardtia 10: 439. 1988. Nom. illeg. 
Trees 3 - 8 m tall; twigs rather terete, sparsely to densely pubescent, hairs (0.1) 0.2 - 0.3 
mm long, straight, appressed or slightly spreading; petiole (3) 4 - 5.5 (7) mm long, 0.8 -1.2 mm 
wide, sparsely pubescent, hairs as on twigs; leaf blades (2) 3.5 - 6 cm long, (1) 2 - 3 cm wide, 
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