other, but presently with the few specimens at hand there is no possibility to work this problem 
out. See comment under C. velvetii. 
Cinnamomum leptophyllum Lorea-Hernandez, sp. nov. TYPE: Mexico. Veracruz: 
Mpo. Atzalan, Ranchito El Caballo, 1000 m, (fl, fr), 7 May 1976, F. Ventura 12740 (holotype, 
ENCB; isotype, FCME). 
Frutices vel arbusculae. Folia elliptica, apice caudato, subtriplinervia aut triplinervia (vel 
pinnatinervia), infra glabra; domatiis plerumque praesentibus, ad axillas venarum secundariarum 
paris basalis tantum, pagina foliari ad domatia infra concava, supra subplana vel leviter 
prominens. Inflorescentia ex cyma solitaria constans, bracteis foliaceis carens. Flos tepalis extus 
glabratis, pedicello glabro; hypanthio intus pubescente; tepalis integris in fructu persistentibus. 
Shrubs or small trees (?) up to 5 m tall; twigs glabrous or sparsely pubescent close to 
terminal bud, hairs 0.15 mm long, straight, appressed; petiole (3.5) 4.5 - 7 mm long, 0.4 - 0.8 
mm wide, glabrous; leaf blades (3.5) 5 - 7 (8.5) cm long, (1.3) 2 - 3 (3.5) cm wide, elliptic, apex 
caudate, base acute, glabrous above and below, subtriplinerved, often triplinerved or pinninerved, 
midvein slightly marked above, slightly raised below, glabrous, secondary veins 4 - 5 (6) pairs, 
flat above, slightly raised below, particularly lowest pair, tertiary veins rather inconspicuous, flat 
| above, almost flat below, primary domatia present, usually only lowest pair, sometimes absent, 
concave below, flat or sometimes slightly raised above, secondary domatia absent; inflorescence 
2 - 4 cm long, axillary to leaves or to tiny deciduous bracts, a single 3-flowered cyme, peduncle | 
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