As has been commented under C. sellowianum, C. stenophyllum is not sharply distinct 
from that species (except for the leaf pattern venation). However, the very localized distribution 
of C. stenophyllum towards the northern extreme of the range of C. se/lowianum give support to 
the idea of two different taxa. 
Specimens examined. BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Guarulhos - S. Paulo, B. Hettfleisch s.n. 
(SP); Santo Amaro - S. Paulo, E. Fischer s.n. (SP); SAo Paulo, Nativa no Parque do Estado e 
Jardim Botanico, fF. C. Hoehne s.n. (SP, K); Sao Paulo, Parque do Estado, F. C. Hoehne 2340 
(MO, SP); Sao Paulo, F.C. Hoehne 28317 (NY, F, U). Without precise locality. Riedel 1584 (K); 
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Riedel 1587 (G ). 
Cinnamomum subsessile (Meissner) Kostermans, Reinwardtia 6: 23. 1961. 
Persea subsessilis Meissner, in DC. Prodr. 15(1): 54. 1864. Type. Peru?. San Carlos, Mathews 
1434 (holotype, K!). 
Phoebe subsessilis (Meissner) Mez, Jahrb. Konig]. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 183.1889. 
Tree or shrub (fide Mez); twigs ridged, ridges comming from petiole bases, glabrous; 
petioles 1.5-2 mm long, 2.5-3 mm wide, glabrous; leaf blades 17-25.5 cm long, 8-13 cm wide, 
elliptic or ovate, apex acute, base subcordate (amplexicaul), glabrous above and below, 
pinninerved, midvein slightly depressed above, glabrous, raised below, sparsely and 
inconspicuously pubescent, hairs straight and appressed, secondary veins 6-8 pairs, rather flat 
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