1	"Leaves mostly 0.5-3(-4) cm long; blunt; lateral branches spine-like"	"Diospyros wajirensis"
1	"Leaves larger; lateral branches not spine-like"	2
2	"Leaves glabrous or hairy only at the base of the midrib on the lower surface"	3
2	"Leaves pubescent, at least on the lower surface (check young leaves if they are present)"	5
3	"Leaves glabrous; young buds of staminate flowers closed; fruiting calyces with lobes up to 1.3 cm wide"	"Diospyros consolatae"
3	"Leaves hairy at base of the midrib on the lower surface; young staminate buds open; fruiting calyces with lobes up to 0.8 cm wide"	4
4	"Fruits longer than the fruiting calyx, glabrous; anthers exserted, visible from the outside of the flower"	"Diospyros squarrosa"
4	"Fruits shorter than the fruiting calyx, pubescent; anthers included, not visible from the outside of the flower"	"Diospyros greenwayi"
5	"Peduncles and pedicels scarcely 1 mm long; no bracts evident; leaves acuminate, lower surface with sparse pubescence on the midrib and veins"	"Diospyros greenwayi"
5	"Peduncles and pedicels longer; bracts evident; leaves with rounded to shortly acuminate tips, lower surface either densely hairy on the midrib and veins or with more widely distributed hairs"	6
6	"Corollas glabrous or with only a few hairs; fruits glabrous; anthers exserted, visible from outside the flower"	"Diospyros squarrosa"
6	"Corollas pubescent; fruits pubescent; anthers included in the flower, not visible from the outside"	"Diospyros bussei"