Tiliaceae (Luehea, Mortoniodendron)
Ulmaceae (Ampelocera, Trema)
Flacourtiaceae (Lunania)
Piperaceae (Piper)
| MASTER KEY- TREES OF MONTEVERDE |
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| Stringy bark with mucilage, stellate hairs
| Stringy bark without mucilage, often with scratchy simple hairs, leaf base unequal or lobed
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| Petiole thick at both ends, hairs forming domatia in basal vein axils, without scratchy hairs
| Nodes swollen, circular stipule scar, leaf entire, base often asymmetric and lobed, aromatic or spicy odor
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