1	Fruit eventually dehiscent		1 Ligustrum sempervirens
+	Fruit indehiscent.		(2)
2 (1)	Leaf blade obovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 5.5-8 cm		2 Ligustrum obovatilimbum
+	Leaf blade of a different shape, length various.		(3)
3 (2)	Corolla tube ca. 2 × as long as lobes or longer.		(4)
+	Corolla tube ca. as long as lobes or slightly shorter.		(14)
4 (3)	Leaves 4-5 × as long as broad, narrowly lanceolate to narrowly oblong-elliptic		18 Ligustrum angustum
+	Leaves 1-3 × as long as broad, with a different range of shapes.		(5)
5 (4)	Inflorescences (1-)3-flowered; primary veins 1-3 on each side of midrib		19 Ligustrum morrisonense
+	Inflorescences many flowered; primary veins more than 3 on each side of midrib.		(6)
6 (5)	Fruit reniform, obviously curved		20 Ligustrum henryi
+	Fruit neither reniform nor curved.		(7)
7 (6)	Inflorescences 10-18 × 8-16 cm		27 Ligustrum expansum
+	Inflorescences 1-8 × 1-4 cm.		(8)
8 (7)	Inflorescences open, somewhat paniculate, 2-8 × 1.5-4 cm.		(9)
+	Inflorescences dense, ± cylindric, 1-5.5 × 1-3 cm.		(11)
9 (8)	Leaf apex long acuminate, blade lanceolate, elliptic, or often narrowly so		22 Ligustrum pedunculare
+	Leaf apex acute to slightly acuminate or retuse, blade ovate-orbicular to ovate-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong to broadly elliptic.		(10)
10 (9)	Inflorescence rachis glabrous; pedicel 1-3 mm; primary leaf veins usually obscure adaxially		23 Ligustrum pricei
+	Inflorescence rachis densely pubescent; pedicel 0-1 mm; primary leaf veins obviously sunken adaxially		(8)
11 (8)	Corolla 12-16 mm; anthers 4-5 mm		26 Ligustrum longitubum
+	Corolla 4-11 mm; anthers 1.5-3 mm.		(12)
12 (11)	Leaf blade ± leathery, glabrous abaxially, veins usually obscure on both surfaces		21 Ligustrum delavayanum
+	Leaf blade papery, hairy abaxially, especially on midrib, or glabrous.		(13)
13 (12)	Leaf blade 0.8-6 0.4-2.5 cm, obtuse to acute		24 Ligustrum obtusifolium
+	Leaf blade 4-7(-10) 2-3(-4.5) cm, acute to slightly acuminate		25 Ligustrum leucanthum
14 (3)	Leaf blade narrowly lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, rarely elliptic-lanceolate, 3-8(-25) mm broad		3 Ligustrum gracile
+	Leaf blade of a different combination of characters.		(15)
15 (14)	Leaf apex usually retuse, rounded, or obtuse; leaf blade 1-4(-6.5) cm, with (2 or)3 or 4(or 5) primary veins each side of midrib.		(16)
+	Leaf apex acute to long acuminate; leaf blade (2-)4-17 cm, with more than 4 primary veins on each side of midrib.		(21)
16 (15)	Inflorescence branches narrowly contracted, 2-5 × longer than broad		4 Ligustrum quihoui
+	Inflorescences lax, 1-2 × as long as broad.		(17)
17 (16)	Petiole 6-12 mm; leaf blade (2.5-)3-6.5 cm		6 Ligustrum amamianum
+	Petiole 0-5 mm; leaf blade 1-4 cm.		(18)
18 (17)	Pedicel slender, less than 0.5 mm thick, (1-)1.5-4 mm		7 Ligustrum tenuipes
+	Pedicel stoutish, ca. 0.5 mm thick, 0-2 mm.		(19)
19 (18)	Leaves broadest at upper third, obovate-elliptic to obovate-orbicular		9 Ligustrum retusum
+	Leaves broadest at middle, ovate, elliptic-oblong, ovate-elliptic, or suborbicular.		(20)
20 (19)	Petiole 2-5 mm; leaf blade 1.5-2 cm broad; fruit obovoid, slightly curved		8 Ligustrum strongylophyllum
+	Petiole 0-2 mm; leaf blade 0.8-1.2 cm broad; fruit subglobose		5 Ligustrum punctifolium
21 (15)	Primary veins (6-)9-15 on each side of midrib		11 Ligustrum compactum
+	Primary veins 4-11 on each side of midrib.		(22)
22 (21)	Fruit curved, reniform or long obovoid.		(23)
+	Fruit usually not curved.		(24)
23 (22)	Branchlets, rachis, and pedicels hairy; leaf blade papery		12 Ligustrum robustum subsp. chinense
+	Branchlets, rachis, and pedicels glabrous; leaf blade leathery (papery in f. latifolium)		13 Ligustrum lucidum
24 (22)	Inflorescence rachis glabrous or nearly so; fruit usually ellipsoid		14 Ligustrum lianum
+	Inflorescence rachis ± hairy; fruit subglobose or ellipsoid.		(25)
25 (24)	Leaf blade thick leathery.		(26)
+	Leaf blade papery to thin leathery, rarely leathery.		(27)
26 (26)	Leaf blade ca. 2 × as long as broad; inflorescence rachis densely pubescent; pedicel 0-1 mm		(26)
+	Leaf blade 3-4 × as long as broad; inflorescence rachis puberulent; pedicel 1-2 mm		15 Ligustrum yunguiense
27 (25)	Leaf blade glabrous or occasionally pubescent only along midrib adaxially, ovate to elliptic; pedicel 0-1 mm		16 Ligustrum confusum
+	Leaf blade ± hairy, if glabrous, then blade lanceolate and inflorescences axillary or terminal; pedicel 1-5 mm		17 Ligustrum sinense