MASTER KEY- TREES OF MONTEVERDE

Peltate or stellate scales, sap in petiole clear or milky (or red in trunk), some with nectar glands

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Euphorbiaceae (Croton, Hyeronima)

Yellow latex, nectaries on lateral veins below, dense beige pubescence below

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Malvaceae (Hampea)

Dark sap in twigs, many parallel secondary veins, large terminal stipule, palmately lobed or simple

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Cecropiaceae (Cecropia, Coussapoa, Pourouma)

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