MASTER KEY- TREES OF MONTEVERDE
Bitter almond odor in twigs and bark, flat nectar glands on blade, stipules 2-5mm
Rosaceae (Prunus)
No almond odor or nectar glands, short thick petioles, minute triangular stipules, rank odor
Capparidaceae (Capparis)
Spicy or aromatic odor, zig-zag twigs with swollen nodes, some with stipule fused to petiole, new twig opposite leaf
Piperaceae (Piper)
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