MASTER KEY- TREES OF MONTEVERDE

Stems with pith, basal lateral veins often arise above base, often with scratchy hairs and rank odor

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Asteraceae (Neomirandea, Montanoa, Podachaenium)

Watery white latex, lobes with secondary lobes, no odor, glabrous

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Caricaceae (Carica)

Milky latex in petiole, strong garlic odor, margin entire, glabrous, dry forest below 900 m

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Hernandiaceae (Gyrocarpus)

Petioles varying in length, no latex, margin often weakly toothed

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Araliaceae (Dendropanax)

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