1	"Corollas 5-6.5 mm long; pods practically sessile, wolly pubescent"	"Taverniera lappacea"
1	"Corollas 8-15 mm long; pods stipitate, finely pubescent"	2
2	"Spines on pods 4-5 mm long; leaves with 1 leaflet"	"Taverniera longisetosa"
2	"Spines on pods 0.5-2.5 mm long; leaves with 1-3 leaflets"	3
3	"Internodes of long shoots much longer than the leaves (except in seedlings); stems almost glabrous"	"Taverniera cuneifolia"
3	"Internodes of long shots equalling or shorter than the leaves; stems sparsely to densely appressed pubescent"	"Taverniera multinoda"