sparsely sericeo-pilose adaxially on lower half, sporangia four, glands 0.4 - 0.5 mm long, on 
lower third of filament or just above the base, glabrous abaxially, sparsely sericeous adaxially at 
point of attachment, staminodes 0.8 - 1 mm long, pedicel sericeo-pilose abaxially, specially 
along the margins, glabrous or sparsely sericeous adaxially on upper half, head 0.5 - 0.7 mm 
long, ovate- triangular in outline, glabrous ad and abaxially, hypanthium 0.5 mm deep, 
glabrescent or glabrous outside, rather glabrous inside, hairs sericeous, in bands or patches 
coming from staminodes margins, pistil 1.8 - 2.1 mm long, glabrous, ovary 0.8 - 1 mm long, 0.8 
- 1 mm wide; fruit 12.5 - 14 mm long, 8 - 9 mm wide, ellipsoid, cupule 8 - 9 mm long, 6.5 - 7 
mm wide, pedicel 3 - 5.5 mm long, | - 1.2 mm wide, tepals wholly persistent. 
Flowers are present in June and August, and fruits are found from October (young) to 
April. This species is one of the elements that make the tall tree layer in montane mixed forest in 
southern Mexico, between 1500 - 2000 m of altitude. 
The almost strictly triplinerved leaves with strongly raised veins on lower surface, along 
with the presence of waxy particles on young stems and leaves, are distinctive for C. breedlovei. 
These characters also help to separate this species from C. bractefoliaceum and C. effusum, the 
other two species with secondary domatia occuring in the same general area. 
Specimens examined. MEXICO. Chiapas. Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacan, along the ridge 
above Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacan., A. Shilom Ton 2812 (LL, NY, ENCB); Rayon, steep moist 
slope near Puerto del Viento, 9 m NW of Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacan along rd to Tapuila, D. E. 
Breedlove 11975 (ENCB). Oaxaca. Comaltepec, Ixtlan, 7km al S de Vista Hermosa, carr. 
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