trail from Gracias to top pf mountain, G. Davidse & R. Zufiiga 34686 (MO (2 sheets)); Celaque 
National Park, H. Thomas 54 (MO (2 sheets)). NICARAGUA. Jinotega. Ocotillo near Sta. 
Lastenia, Cordillera Central de Nicaragua, L.O. Williams et al. 27812 (F); Macizos de Pefias 
Blancas, top and N slope of steep ridge SW of finca of Manuel Estrada, S of Rio Gusaneras, 
W.D. Stevens 11555 (MO). 
Cinnamomum palaciosii van der Werff, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 78: 415. 1991. Type. 
Ecuador. Imbabura: along road Apuela-Otavalo, near Apuela, 14 February 1989, van der 
Werff & Palacios 10575 (holotype, MO!; isotypes, F!, G!, NY!). 
Trees up to 25 m tall; twigs more or less quadrangular, with ridges coming down from 
petiole bases, densely pubescent, hairs of two types, some 0.3 - 0.6 mm long, spreading upward 
or more or less erect, scattered, other 0.1 - 0.4 mm long, rather appressed, matted, very dense, 
both becoming sparse with age; petiole 19 - 32 mm long, 1.5 - 2.5 mm wide, densely pubescent, 
hairs appressed; leaf blades (11.5) 16 - 27 cm long, 8 - 13.5 cm wide, elliptic, few obovate, 
densely pubescent above when young, glabrescent soon, densely pubescent below, two types of 
hairs as on twigs, glabrescent with age, triplinerved or subtriplinerved, sunken and densely 
pubescent above, glabrescent with age, strongly raised below, densely pubescent, secondary 
veins 3 - 4 pairs, basal pair sunken half of their lenght above, pubescent, glabrescent with age, 
other pairs marked and pubescent when young, all raised below, pubescent, glabrescent with age, 
tertiary veins marked or flat above, pubescent, soon glabrous, slightly raised below, pubescent 
first, glbrescent with age, primary domatia present, secondary domatia present; inflorescence 5 - 
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