MASTER KEY- TREES OF MONTEVERDE

Stellate hairs or peltate scales, petiole often with clear exudate, sometimes aromatic

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Euphorbiaceae (Acalypha, Alchornea, Croton)

Without stellate or peltate scales, no exudate in petioles, nectaries on base of blade upperside

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Flacourtiaceae (Hasseltia, Pleuranthodendron)

A nectary on each main vein below

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Malvaceae (Hampea)

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