MASTER KEY- TREES OF MONTEVERDE

Petiole short with a swollen base, stellate hairs, leaf buds bunched at twig tips, some with teeth

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Fagaceae (Quercus)

Ficus-like stipule leaving circular scar, leaf pale blue-white below or stipule scar on dorsum of petiole

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Magnoliaceae (Magnolia, Talauma)

Free 2 mm stipules, sunken midvein, dry forest tree with large white flowers

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Onagraceae (Hauya)

Sheath (ochrea) enclosing twig above node, one with stinging ants

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Polygonaceae (Triplaris)

Leaf whitish below with obscure secondary veins

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Winteraceae (Drimys)

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