A Field Key to the Palms of Belize
| Leaves palmately compound (or costapalmate, or palmately lobed) | Group I | ||
| Leaves simple or pinnately compound | |||
| Stems and/or petioles armed with spines or thorns | Group II | ||
| Plants unarmed | |||
| Stems stout, often dark to light gray, potentially taller than 5 m | Group III | ||
| Stems slender,
cane like, usually green or brown, rarely taller than 5 m (except in the potential species Chamaedorea elatior, a climbing palm) |
Group IV | ||
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