| 1a | Leaves ternate, chartaceous | 4. Coprosma nephelephila |
| 1b | Leaves opposite, thin- to thick-coriaceous | 2 |
| 2a | Petioles 0–0.1 cm long; Leaf blades with secondary and higher venation obscure, only the midvein conspicuous | 3. Coprosma meyeri |
| 2b | Petioles 0.3–1.7 cm long; leaf blades with secondary and higher venation conspicuous, reticulate | 3 |
| 3a | Leaves 0.9–1.8 cm wide, narrowly elliptic | 2. Coprosma fatuhivaensis |
| 3b | Leaves 2.0–6.0 (–13.0) cm wide, oblanceolate, oblong, or elliptic-oblanceolate | 4 |
| 4a | Lower surface of leaves strigose along the veins; leaves thick-coriaceous | 1. Coprosma esulcata |
| 4b | Lower surface of leaves glabrous; leaves thin-coriaceous | 5 |
| 5a | Leaves 5.1–9.1 × 2.1–3.6 cm; stipules 1.5–3 mm long | 6. Coprosma temetiuensis |
| 5b | Leaves 8.5–19.7 × 3–13 cm; stipules 3–5 mm long | 5. Coprosma reticulata |