| 1 | Leaves strongly discolorous, tertiary and quaternary veins prominent; flowers green, corona lobes triangular | V. kenouriense |
| – | Leaves weakly discolorous, tertiary and quaternary veins inconspicuous; flowers green or purple or bicolored, corona lobes not triangular | 2 |
| 2 | Flowers and leaves pendent, corolla tube pubescent internally | V. cardiostephanum |
| – | Flowers and leaves not pendent, corolla tube glabrous internally | 3 |
| 3 | Corolla lobes glabrous within | V. lenifolium |
| – | Corolla lobes hairy within | 4 |
| 4 | Corona lobes exceeding gynostegium in length | 5 |
| – | Corona lobes not exceeding gynostegium in length | 8 |
| 5 | Apices of corona lobes convergent; leaves hairy on both sides | 6 |
| – | Apices of corona lobes divergent; leaves not hairy on both sides | 7 |
| 6 | Plants densely pubescent; corona lobes ovate; follicles up to 6 cm long | V. luridum |
| – | Plants sparsely pubescent; corona lobes subulate; follicles up to 9.5 cm long | V. stocksii |
| 7 | Leaves narrowly to broadly ovate; corona lobes longer than broad; toothed | V. glaucum |
| – | Leaves lanceolate-ovate to elliptic-ovate; corona lobes rhomboid, broader than long | V. stewartianum |
| 8 | Leaves narrowly to broadly ovate, sub-canescent; corona lobes obovate | 9 |
| – | Leaves narrowly to mostly lanceolate-ovate; corona lobes not obovate | 10 |
| 9 | Leaves subsessile, corolla and inner floral parts purple | V. cabulicum |
| – | Leaves petiolate, corolla and inner floral parts green | V. subcanescens |
| 10 | Corona lobes rhomboid-deltoid | V. arnottianum |
| – | Corona lobes deltoid | V. sakesarense |