| 1. Fresh colonies on decaying woody substrate are bright green···················································································································· | 2 |
| 1. Fresh colonies on decaying woody substrate are hyaline, gray, yellow, yellow green, or dark brown·························· | 5 |
| 2. Conidiophores unbranched, with multi-dentate protrusions conidiogenous cells···················································· | H. multidentatum |
| 2. Conidiophores unbranched, with tiny tooth-like protrusions conidiogenous cells·············································································· | 3 |
| 3. Conidiophores < 120 μm long·········································································· | H. nanningense |
| 3. Conidiophores > 120 μm long···················································· | 4 |
| 4. Conidiophores (102) 110–180 (213) µm long, 4–5 µm wide, conidia 13–15 µm diam., 90–105 µm long···················································· | H. liuzhouense |
| 4. Conidiophores 80–206 µm long, 3–7 µm wide, conidia 12–14 µm diam., 75–97 µm long···················································· | H. viridisporum or H. viridisporum |
| 5. Fresh colonies on decaying woody substrate are yellow green···················································· | 6 |
| 5. Fresh colonies on decaying woody substrate are hyaline, gray, yellow, or dark brown···················································· | 14 |
| 6. Conidiophores with bladder-like protrusions conidiogenous cells···················································· | 7 |
| 6. Conidiophores with tiny tooth-like protrusions conidiogenous cells·························· | 8 |
| 7. Conidiophores < 120 μm long·········································································· | H. vesicarium |
| 7. Conidiophores > 120 μm long·········································································· | H. hainanense |
| 8. Conidia are acropleurogenous···················································· | 9 |
| 8. Conidia are pleurogenous and apical sterile in conidiophores·························· | 10 |
| 9. Conidiophores 450–550 µm long·························· | H. thailandense |
| 9. Conidiophores 184–257 µm long···················································· | H. flavidum |
| 10. Conidiophores < 180 μm long···················································· | 11 |
| 10. Conidiophores > 180 μm long···················································· | 13 |
| 11. Conidiophores unbranched, conidia 10–14 µm diam., 70–90 µm long···················································· | H. aquaticum |
| 11. Conidiophores rarely branched···················································· | 12 |
| 12. Conidiophores 125–320 µm long, conidia 13–21 µm diam., 100–130 µm long·························· | H. setiferum |
| 12. Conidiophores 60–129 µm long, conidia 11–20 µm diam., 68–91 µm long···················································· | H. sexuale |
| 13. Conidiophores 30–360 µm long, conidia 10–15 μm diam.·························· | H. vegetum |
| 13. Conidiophores 250–425 µm long, conidia 20–23 μm diam.·························· | H. viridiflavum |
| 14. Fresh colonies on decaying woody substrate are yellow·························· | 15 |
| 14. Fresh colonies on decaying woody substrate are hyaline, gray, or dark brown·························· | 17 |
| 15. Conidia are acropleurogenous, conidiophores 36–48 µm long·························· | H. flavum |
| 15. Conidia are pleurogenous and apical sterile in conidiophores·························· | 16 |
| 16. Conidiophores with bladder-like protrusions conidiogenous cells·························· | H. flavisporum |
| 16. Conidiophores with tiny tooth-like protrusions conidiogenous cells·························· | H. luteosporum |
| 17. Fresh colonies on decaying woody substrate are hyaline, branched conidiophores 200–300 µm long································· | H. albidum |
| 17. Fresh colonies on decaying woody substrate are gray, or dark brown·························· | 18 |
| 18. Fresh colonies on decaying woody substrate are gray, conidiophores 350–400 µm long, with bladder-like protrusions conidiogenous cells·················· | H. neesii |
| 18. Fresh colonies on decaying woody substrate are dark brown···················································· | 19 |
| 19. Conidiophores are unbranched with tooth-like protrusions conidiogenous cells···················································· | H. murinum |
| 19. Conidiophores are rarely branched·············································································· | 20 |
| 20. Tooth- or bladder-like protrusions conidiogenous cells, conidia 6–9 µm diam.···················································· | H. decumbens |
| 20. Tooth-like protrusions conidiogenous cells, conidia 11.4–19 µm diam.·························· | H. melghatianum |