| 1 | Leaves > 1 cm wide | 2 |
| – | Leaves < 1 cm wide | 3 |
| 2 | Floral tube ca. 1 cm long, flowers yellow | I. koreana |
| – | Floral tube ca. 0.5 cm long, flowers white | I. odaesanensis |
| 3 | Floral tube > 2.0 cm long, pedicels < 2 cm long | 4 |
| – | Floral tube < 1.0 cm long, pedicels > 2 cm long | 6 |
| 4 | Floral tube ca. 6 cm long | I. rossii |
| – | Floral tube 2–3.5 cm long | 5 |
| 5 | Flowers pale violet, floral tube 2.5–3.5 cm long | I. proantha |
| 5a | Flowering stem to bract < 5 cm tall, leaves < 0.4 cm wide | var. proantha |
| – | Flowering stem to bract > 7 cm tall, leaves > 0.5 cm wide | var. valida |
| – | Flowers yellow, floral tube ca. 2 cm | I. minutoaurea |
| 6 | Leaves < 3 mm wide, lateral crests flanking median | I. dabashanensis |
| – | Leaves > 3 mm wide, median crest only | 7 |
| 7 | Style branch lobes 2–3 mm long, sepals ca. 7 mm wide | I. probstii |
| – | Style branch lobes ca. 6 mm long, sepals ca. 4 mm wide | I. henryi |