1	Basidiome with pinkish pileus	2
–	Basidiome with violet or purple pileus	4
2	Obtuse hymenial cystidia, subreticulate spore ornamentation, in mixed Pinus and Quercus forests	R. bella
–	Acute hymenial cystidia, subreticulate to reticulate spore ornamentation	3
3	Reticulate spore ornamentation, large hymenial cystidia (46‒60 × 9‒12 µm), broad hyphal terminations (6‒9 µm wide) in the pileipellis	R. punicea
–	Subreticulate spore ornamentation, small hymenial cystidia (29‒34 × 10‒12.5 µm), narrow hyphal termination (2.5‒4.5 µm wide) in the pileipellis	R. intervenosa
4	Reticulate spore ornamentation, pileus with pale cream to yellowish grey color and purplish tinges	R. orientipurpurea
–	Subreticulate spore ornamentation, pileus with vivid color	5
5	Pileus with violet/greenish/yellowish shades, stipe with purplish flush, large and broad hymenial cystidia	6
–	Pileus without greenish or yellowish shades	7
6	Small spores with high ornamentation (up to 2 µm), lamellae yellowish, lamellulae absent	R. pauriensis
–	Large spores with low ornamentation (up to 0.75 µm), lamellae yellowish to greenish, lamellulae present	R. mukteshwarica
7	Lamellar edge discolorous (pastel violet), spore ornamentation up to 2 µm high	R. pseudoamoenicolor
–	Lamellar edge concolorous, spore ornamentation up to 1.2 µm high	Russula sp. (SFC20160726-13)