MASTER KEY- TREES OF MONTEVERDE
Tiny triangular stipules dry in place, green layer in bark, crenations often inconspicuous, sunken midvein, blade often pitted below
Aquifoliaceae (Ilex)
Double pulvinus, no mucilage or strong bark, sparse crenations, large stipules, leaves sometimes sub-opposite
Elaeocarpaceae (Sloanea)
Leaves oblanceolate, large crenations, bunched at twig tips, tiny stipules, large yellow flowers, Pacific slope
Turneraceae (Erblichia)
Large leaf with long petiole not swollen at apex, serrate
Urticaceae (Myriocarpa)
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