1	"Stems and branches with sharp spines in or near the leaf axils"	2
1	"Stems and branches without spines in or near the leaf axils"	3
2	"Flowers white, usualy more than 6 cm long; capsules up to 1.2 cm long"	"Barleria acanthoides"
2	"Flowers golden yellow, less than 5 cm long; capsules 1.5-2 cm long"	"Barleria prionitis"
3	"Flowers up to 2.5 cm long, glabrous outside; outer lobes of calyces 0.7-1.2 cm long; capsules 9-10 mm long, pubescent"	"Barleria hochstetteri"
3	"Flowers more than 4 cm long, glandular pubescent outside; outer 2 lobes of calyces 1.5-2 cm long, glabrous"	"Barleria cristata"