Doubtful species. 
The species included in this list represent material whose condition is too poor to make a 
reliable decision regarding the most likely genus or species they belong to. Except for Laurus 
montana (= Phoebe montana), all these taxa have pinninerved leaves. The group of species can 
be divided into several groups: 1) species whose ovary 1s wholly immersed in the hypanthium 
(C. caratingae, C. microneurum, C. reticulifolium, C. riedelianum), 2) species with fruit 
morphology similar to Cinnamomum, but flowers unknown (C. mathewsii, C. filipes), 3) species 
with no reliable type material at hand to be studied (C. falcatum, C. mollis, C. stereophyllum),. 
Fruits for species in group | are not known, and although they have tepals rather erect at 
anthesis, and staminodes well developed, the ovary wholly immersed in the hypanthium reminds 
the condition found in Aniba and Cryptocarya. Species in group 2 could not be matched with 
flower material, and since there are a number of species in Ocotea in South America with similar 
general appearance, they were better left in this section. In the case of the two species included in 
group 3, type material could not be studied. For C. falcatum there are two collections with 
flowers (Duss 3889, 3661) that were used by Mez to replace his original O. falcata into Phoebe, 
but checking the type material would be desirable to confirm his decision. For C. mollis there is a 
collection at F annotated as a possible isotype (Haenke s/n) but there is no way to be sure of this. 
This collection is very close morphologically to what in this study is called C. velvetii. A similar 
situation is found in L. montana; here, there is a Swartz collection without number at BM 
annotated with that name, but it is not sure that specimen 1s part of the original collection. No 
material comparable to Phoebe stereophylla was found found in the specimens studied. 
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