1	"Styles mixed 2 and 3 in flowers on the same plant and often the same inflorescence "	"Sarcococca confusa"
1	"Styles either all 3 per flower on the plant or all 2 "	2
2	"Styles 2 "	3
2	"Styles 3 "	4
3	"Dwarf shrub to 0.5 m tall, leaf blade tapering more to the tip than base "	"Sarcococca S. hookeriana var. humilis"
3	"Shrub to 1m tall; leaf blade tapering equally at base and tip "	"Sarcococca S. hookeriana var. digyna"
4	"Shoots completely hairless; fruits purplish to black "	"Sarcococca saligna"
4	"Shoots hairy although sometimes hairs few; fruits red or purplish to black "	5
5	"Fruits purplish to black "	"Sarcococca S. hookeriana var. hookeriana"
5	"Fruits red "	6
6	"Leaves ovate to broadly so,1.5–3.5 cm wide "	"Sarcococca S. ruscifolia var. ruscifolia"
6	"Leaves lanceolate to elliptic or ovate,1–1.8 cm wide "	"Sarcococca S. ruscifolia var. chinensis"