| 1 | Leaves simple or 1-foliolate |  | (2) | 
  | + | Leaves 3- or more foliolate |  | (7) | 
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  | 2 (1) | Leaf blade abaxially with disk-shaped or dotlike glands |  | (3) | 
  | + | Leaf or leaflet blade abaxially without any glands or pearl bodies |  | (4) | 
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  | 3 (2) | Main root not tuberous; leaf blade ovate-elliptic to obovate-orbicular, abaxially with small dotlike pearl bodies, medifixed trichomes perpendicular to margin on both surfaces; legume falcate, adaxial suture echinate. |  | 1 I. nummulariifolia | 
  | + | Main root tuberous; leaf blade narrowly obovate-lanceolate, abaxially with sparse disk-shaped glands, medifixed trichomes ± parallel to margin on both surfaces; legume straight, sutures narrowly winged, not echinate. |  | 2 I. squalida | 
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  | 4 (2) | Leaf or leaflet blade 0.4-3 × 0.3-0.6 cm; legume globose to shortly oblong, 1- or 2(or 3)-seeded |  | (5) | 
  | + | Leaf or leaflet blade 3-10 × 2-5.5 cm; legume cylindric, more than 3-seeded |  | (6) | 
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  | 5 (4) | Leaf or leaflet blade usually linear but sometimes elliptic to ovate-elliptic, adaxially with appressed medifixed trichomes; legume 1-seeded. |  | 5 I. linifolia | 
  | + | Leaf blade oblong to cordate, adaxially with long spreading white subbasifixed trichomes; legume (1 or)2-seeded. |  | 6 I. cordifolia | 
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  | 6 (4) | Leaf or leaflet blade abaxially with very unequally 2-branched trichomes; corolla standard outside with stiff brown 2-branched trichomes; stamens 8-10 mm. |  | 7 I. caloneura | 
  | + | Leaflet blade abaxially with medifixed trichomes; corolla standard outside with soft white 2-branched trichomes; stamens 6-7 mm. |  | 8 I. shipingensis | 
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  | 7 (1) | Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflet blades abaxially with red to brown disk-shaped glands; legume sutures usually narrowly winged |  | (8) | 
  | + | Leaves more than 3-foliolate, or if 3-foliolate then leaflet blades without glands; legume sutures not narrowly winged |  | (9) | 
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  | 8 (7) | Branches trailing; inflorescence longer than leaf; pedicel 3-5 mm. |  | 3 I. pedicellata | 
  | + | Branches erect to ascending; inflorescence shorter than leaf; pedicel 0.5-1 mm. |  | 4 I. trifoliata | 
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  | 9 (7) | All leaflets alternate |  | (10) | 
  | + | Leaflets opposite or subopposite |  | (13) | 
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  | 10 (9) | Racemes 0.5-3 cm; peduncle to 8 mm or absent |  | (11) | 
  | + | Racemes 1.8-16 cm; peduncle 9-18 mm |  | (12) | 
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  | 11 (10) | Leaflet blades obovate to narrowly obovate; legume oblong, 0.3-0.8 cm, 1-3-seeded. |  | 9 I. linnaei | 
  | + | Leaflet blades linear to sometimes narrowly oblong; legume linear, 1.5-2.5 cm, 7-10-seeded. |  | 11 I. litoralis | 
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  | 12 (10) | Leaves 5-9-foliolate; stamens 4-5 mm. |  | 10 I. hendecaphylla | 
  | + | Leaves 4-6-foliolate; stamens 3-3.5 mm. |  | 12 I. taiwaniana | 
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  | 13 (9) | Stems, pedicels, and calyces with gland-tipped trichomes |  | (14) | 
  | + | Plants without gland-tipped trichomes |  | (16) | 
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  | 14 (13) | Leaflet blades 0.4-1.4(-1.8) cm; racemes 2-6(-8) cm; stamens 3-4 mm. |  | 13 I. colutea | 
  | + | Leaflet blades 1.5-3 cm; racemes 12-18 cm; stamens 5.5-7 mm |  | (15) | 
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  | 15 (14) | Calyx 3-4.5 mm, softly pubescent, lobes more than 2 × as long as tube and filiform; leaflet blades without gland-tipped trichomes; petioles and pedicels pilose. |  | 14 I. dolichochaete | 
  | + | Calyx 2-2.5(-3) mm, strigose, lobes up to 2 × length of tube and linear-lanceolate; leaflet blades with gland-tipped trichomes along margin and abaxial midvein; petioles and pedicels tomentose. |  | 15 I. scabrida | 
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  | 16 (13) | Stems, leaf rachises, and peduncles with ± spreading, basifixed to medifixed trichomes or crisped multicellular trichomes |  | (17) | 
  | + | Stems, leaf rachises, and peduncles glabrous or with appressed or appressed and spreading medifixed trichomes |  | (31) | 
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  | 17 (16) | Stems, leaf rachises, and leaflet blade abaxial surfaces with spreading flattened and crinkly multicellular trichomes; stamens 1.2-1.3 cm. |  | 26 I. parkesii | 
  | + | Stems, leaf rachises, and peduncles with spreading basifixed to medifixed 2-branched trichomes; stamens either less than 1.2 cm or greater than 1.3 cm (but may fall within 1.2-1.3 cm for I. dumetorum, I. esquirolii, and I. penduloides) |  | (18) | 
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  | 18 (17) | Corolla standard 4-5 mm; calyx teeth 3-5 × as long as tube; corolla ± as long as calyx; stamens 3-4.5 mm. |  | 37 I. hirsuta | 
  | + | Corolla standard 6 mm or more; calyx teeth less than 3 × as long as tube; corolla distinctly exserted from calyx; stamens (5.5-)6 mm or longer |  | (19) | 
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  | 19 (18) | Racemes 2-6 cm |  | (20) | 
  | + | Racemes (5-)6-45 cm (5-9 cm in I. cylindracea, 5-13 cm in I. megaphylla, and 5-15 cm in I. dosua) |  | (22) | 
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  | 20 (19) | Stamens 1.4-1.5 cm; flowers usually opening before leaves; leaves 11-19(-23)-foliolate. |  | 39 I. pampaniniana | 
  | + | Stamens 1 cm or less; flowers opening after leaves; leaves 3-13(or 15)-foliolate |  | (21) | 
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  | 21 (20) | Dwarf shrubs or shrublets; stems slender, with dense spreading long stiff brown trichomes and submedifixed 2-branched trichomes; stamens 9-10 mm. |  | 38 I. argutidens | 
  | + | Shrubs; stems robust, with spreading or subspreading mixed appressed pale brown or white 2-branched trichomes; stamens 5.5-7 mm. |  | 53 I. balfouriana | 
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  | 22 (19) | Leaflet blades 0.7-2 cm |  | (23) | 
  | + | Leaflet blades 2-8 cm |  | (26) | 
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  | 23 (22) | Shrubs 1-3 m tall; pedicel ca. 1.5 mm; stamens 9-10.5 mm. |  | 42 I. stachyodes | 
  | + | Shrubs 1 m tall or less; pedicel 3-6 mm; stamens 6.5-8 mm (sometimes to 9 mm in I. dosua) |  | (24) | 
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  | 24 (23) | Ovary and legume hairy; leaves ± sessile. |  | 43 I. dosua | 
  | + | Ovary and legume glabrous; leaves with a 5-10 mm petiole |  | (25) | 
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  | 25 (24) | Stipules caducous, 2-4 mm; leaves (9 or)11-15-foliolate; racemes 5-9 cm. |  | 46 I. cylindracea | 
  | + | Stipules persistent, 5-10 mm; leaves 17-25-foliolate; racemes ca. 16 cm. |  | 47 I. lacei | 
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  | 26 (22) | Corolla purple or pink (not stated for I. penduloides) |  | (27) | 
  | + | Corolla white or yellowish |  | (29) | 
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  | 27 (26) | Stamens 0.5-0.6 cm; peduncle 0.3-0.5 cm; pedicel 0.5-1 mm; ovary densely pubescent; leaves (1 or)3- or 5(or 7)-foliolate. |  | 52 I. megaphylla | 
  | + | Stamens 1.1-1.4 cm; peduncle 3.5-6 cm; pedicel 2-3 mm; ovary glabrous |  | (28) | 
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  | 28 (27) | Leaves 17-23-foliolate; stamens 1.1-1.2 cm. |  | 44 I. penduloides | 
  | + | Leaves 5-9-foliolate; stamens 1.25-1.4 cm. |  | 45 I. jikongensis | 
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  | 29 (26) | Leaflet blades adaxially glabrous; calyx 2-3 mm; stamens 0.6-0.8 cm. |  | 36 I. caudata | 
  | + | Leaflet blades adaxially hairy; calyx 4.5-6 mm; stamens 1.2-1.6 cm |  | (30) | 
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  | 30 (29) | Leaves 9-15-foliolate; leaflet blade apices rounded to truncate; peduncle 1-1.3 cm; legume ca. 4.5 cm. |  | 40 I. esquirolii | 
  | + | Leaves 5-9-foliolate; leaflet blade apices obtuse to acute; peduncle 2-3 cm; legume ca. 7 cm. |  | 41 I. dumetorum | 
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  | 31 (16) | Leaves 3- or 5-foliolate (5-9-foliolate in I. balfouriana and I. muliensis) |  | (32) | 
  | + | Leaves 5-50-foliolate (5- or 7-foliolate in I. byobiensis, 5-9-foliolate in I. muliensis, I. calcicola, and I. lenticellata) |  | (36) | 
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  | 32 (31) | Stems, petioles, and peduncles glabrous; stamens 5-6.5 mm. |  | 51 I. muliensis | 
  | + | Stems, petioles, and peduncles with 2-branched trichomes; stamens 6-9 mm |  | (33) | 
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  | 33 (32) | Leaves ca. 2 cm, 3-foliolate; pedicel ca. 0.8 mm; stamens 6.5-7.5 mm. |  | 79 I. neosericopetala | 
  | + | Leaves 3-9 cm, 3-9-foliolate; pedicel 1-3 mm |  | (34) | 
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  | 34 (33) | Stems, petioles, and peduncles with both appressed and spreading 2-branched trichomes; stamens 6-7 mm. |  | 53 I. balfouriana | 
  | + | Stems, petioles, and peduncles with only appressed 2-branched trichomes; stamens 7-9 mm |  | (35) | 
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  | 35 (34) | Subshrubs; leaflets with appressed trichomes; corolla purplish red to purple, standard 6.5-8 mm; stamens 7-8 mm; ovary glabrous. |  | 54 I. sticta | 
  | + | Shrubs; leaflets with spreading 2-branched trichomes especially dense and white; corolla pinkish, standard 8.5-11 mm; stamens 8-9 mm; ovary densely appressed white hispid. |  | 55 I. dichroa | 
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  | 36 (31) | Ovary and legume glabrous (legume glabrescent in I. hamiltonii and I. atropurpurea) |  | (37) | 
  | + | Ovary and legume hairy |  | (48) | 
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  | 37 (36) | Corolla standard outside glabrous or with trichomes only at margin (glabrescent in I. hamiltonii) |  | (38) | 
  | + | Corolla standard outside hairy |  | (41) | 
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  | 38 (37) | Bracts to 3.5 mm wide, boat-shaped; racemes sessile or subsessile, with persistent bud scales at base. |  | 23 I. cassioides | 
  | + | Bracts 1-1.5 mm wide, ovate, ovate-lanceolate, or linear-lanceolate; racemes pedunculate, without persistent bud scales at base |  | (39) | 
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  | 39 (38) | Stamens 1.2-1.4 cm; pedicel 3-5 mm. |  | 16 I. kirilowii | 
  | + | Stamens 0.5-0.8 cm; pedicel 1-2 mm |  | (40) | 
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  | 40 (39) | Leaves 3- or 5(-11)-foliolate, to 2.2 × 1.2 cm; racemes much longer than leaves. |  | 24 I. hamiltonii | 
  | + | Leaves (7-)11-19(or 21)-foliolate, to 6.5 × 2.5 cm; racemes equal to slightly longer than leaves. |  | 25 I. atropurpurea | 
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  | 41 (37) | Bracts 4-6 × 2-3 mm, cuspidate |  | (42) | 
  | + | Bracts 1-5 × 1-1.5 mm, linear-lanceolate to ovate |  | (43) | 
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  | 42 (41) | Subshrubs to 0.9 m; stems and branches mostly glabrous; leaflet blades 1.2-2.5(-3.2) × 0.6-1 cm, adaxially hairy; stamens 7-8 mm. |  | 21 I. bracteata | 
  | + | Robust shrubs 1-3 m; stems and branches with appressed medifixed trichomes; leaflet blades 1.2-6.5(-8) × 0.7-3.5(-4.5) cm, adaxially glabrous; stamens 8-10 mm. |  | 22 I. hebepetala | 
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  | 43 (41) | Leaves (13 or)15-19-foliolate; leaflet blades 0.8-1.3 cm wide; pedicel 1-1.5 mm. |  | 60 I. delavayi | 
  | + | Leaves 5-15-foliolate (if to 23 leaflets in I. decora, then pedicels 3-6 mm); leaflet blades to 3 cm wide; pedicel 2-6 mm |  | (44) | 
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  | 44 (43) | Leaflet blades with appressed medifixed trichomes on both surfaces; stamens (11-)12-15 mm |  | (45) | 
  | + | Leaflet blades adaxially glabrous |  | (46) | 
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  | 45 (44) | Leaflet blades usually ovate-lanceolate, ovate-oblong, or lanceolate, apex acuminate, acute, or rarely obtuse; calyx 2.5-3.5 mm; stipels ca. 1.5 mm. |  | 18 I. decora | 
  | + | Leaflet blades elliptic to ovate-elliptic, apex obtuse; calyx 4-4.5 mm; stipels 2-4 mm. |  | 20 I. carlesii | 
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  | 46 (44) | Stamens 0.7-0.9 cm. |  | 17 I. fortunei | 
  | + | Stamens 1.1-1.4 cm |  | (47) | 
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  | 47 (46) | Leaflet blades ovate-lanceolate, ovate-oblong, or lanceolate, 2-7.5(-10) cm; bracts linear-lanceolate, ca. 3 mm; pedicel 3-6 mm. |  | 18 I. decora | 
  | + | Leaflet blades ovate, ovate-rhombic, or suborbicular, 1.3-2.5 cm; bracts ovate-lanceolate, 2-2.5 mm; pedicel ca. 2.5 mm. |  | 19 I. venulosa | 
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  | 48 (36) | Leaflet blades adaxially ± glabrous (adaxially with sparse trichomes in I. bungeana, adaxially glabrous or subglabrous in I. delavayi, adaxially glabrous except for isolated appressed hairs along midrib in I. sensitiva) |  | (49) | 
  | + | Leaflet blades adaxially with appressed 2-branched trichomes |  | (54) | 
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  | 49 (48) | Stamens (1.3-)1.4-1.7 cm; legume 4-5(-6) cm. |  | 60 I. delavayi | 
  | + | Stamens 0.3-0.8 cm; legume 2-3.5 cm |  | (50) | 
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  | 50 (49) | Stems, petioles, and peduncles glabrous. |  | 51 I. muliensis | 
  | + | Stems, petioles, and peduncles sparsely hairy |  | (51) | 
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  | 51 (50) | Leaves 3-9-foliolate |  | (52) | 
  | + | Leaves 11-31-foliolate |  | (53) | 
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  | 52 (51) | Shrubs to 1 m tall; leaves 2.5-5 cm; leaflet blades 5-15(-25) × 3-10(-15) mm; peduncle 1-5 mm. |  | 57 I. bungeana | 
  | + | Subshrubs to 30 cm tall; leaves 0.6-1.5(-2) cm; leaflet blades 3.5-6 × 1.5-2.5 mm; peduncle 9-15 mm. |  | 64 I. chaetodonta | 
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  | 53 (51) | Leaves 21-31-foliolate; stamens 3-4 mm. |  | 63 I. sensitiva | 
  | + | Leaves 11-21-foliolate; stamens 5-5.5 mm. |  | 65 I. mengtzeana | 
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  | 54 (48) | Corolla standard outside with appressed stiff brown trichomes |  | (55) | 
  | + | Corolla standard outside with white 2-branched trichomes (unknown for I. jindongensis) |  | (61) | 
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  | 55 (54) | Stamens 13-16 mm. |  | 33 I. sootepensis | 
  | + | Stamens 3-7 mm |  | (56) | 
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  | 56 (55) | Corolla standard with tuft of hairs inside at base; legume 1.7-2.8 cm. |  | 31 I. nigrescens | 
  | + | Corolla standard without tuft of hairs inside; legume 2-9 cm |  | (57) | 
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  | 57 (56) | Legume deflexed; stamens 3-5 mm |  | (58) | 
  | + | Legume spreading to erect; stamens 3-7 mm |  | (59) | 
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  | 58 (57) | Legume 10-15 × 2.5-3 mm, falcate; stamens 3-4 mm. |  | 27 I. suffruticosa | 
  | + | Legume 25-30 × 1-2(-2.2) mm, straight to semicircular but never falcate; stamens 4-5 mm. |  | 30 I. tinctoria | 
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  | 59 (57) | Leaflet blades ovate-lanceolate, 3-6 cm; legume spreading, 2.5-4.5 cm; seeds discoid, stacked like a pile of coins. |  | 32 I. zollingeriana | 
  | + | Leaflet blades oblanceolate-oblong, 2-4 cm; legume ascending to erect; seeds rectangular to quadrate, arranged typically as in genus |  | (60) | 
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  | 60 (59) | Legume 6-9 cm; racemes 5-12 cm; stamens 5-7 mm. |  | 34 I. galegoides | 
  | + | Legume 2-3.5 cm; racemes to 26 cm; stamens 3-4 mm. |  | 35 I. densifructa | 
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  | 61 (54) | Pedicel (2-)4-9 mm; leaf rachis adaxially flattened, slightly winged |  | (62) | 
  | + | Pedicel 0.5-3(-4) mm; leaf rachis not flattened or winged |  | (63) | 
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  | 62 (61) | Calyx 2-3 mm, teeth ± equaling tube. |  | 48 I. henryi | 
  | + | Calyx 4-5 mm, teeth to 2 × as long as tube. |  | 49 I. myosurus | 
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  | 63 (61) | Racemes usually (9-)10-25(-35) cm |  | (64) | 
  | + | Racemes usually shorter, (1-)2-10(-15) cm |  | (67) | 
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  | 64 (63) | Racemes usually erect or ascending |  | (65) | 
  | + | Racemes usually pendulous or spreading |  | (66) | 
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  | 65 (64) | Corolla standard incurved at apex; peduncle to 0.5 cm; stamens 5-6 mm; corolla pink. |  | 56 I. amblyantha | 
  | + | Corolla standard not incurved at apex; peduncle 0.8-5 cm; stamens 7.5-8.5 mm; corolla dark crimson-red. |  | 75 I. szechuensis | 
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  | 66 (64) | Racemes pendulous, to 30 cm; corolla standard bluish pink, densely downy white puberulent dorsally; leaves (11 or)13-23(-27)-foliolate, leaflet blades adaxially glabrous. |  | 61 I. pendula | 
  | + | Racemes spreading ± horizontally with tips ascending; corolla standard bright reddish pink, thinly strigillose-puberulent; leaves (7 or)9-17(-23)-foliolate, leaflet blades adaxially hairy. |  | 62 I. howellii | 
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  | 67 (63) | Shrublets, 10-30 cm tall; leaflet blade venation obviously reticulate on both surfaces; stamens 4-5 mm, much shorter than 7-9 mm tapering corolla keel. |  | 50 I. reticulata | 
  | + | Shrubs, mostly taller than 30 cm; leaflet blade venation obscure on both surfaces; stamens only ca. 1 mm shorter than corolla keel |  | (68) | 
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  | 68 (67) | Leaves 21-31-foliolate; stamens 3-4 mm. |  | 63 I. sensitiva | 
  | + | Leaves usually 21-foliolate or less (if more than 21-foliolate in I. franchetii, I. hancockii, I. heterantha, and I. wightii, then stamens 5-11.5 mm); stamens usually longer than 4 mm (3-4 in I. byobiensis, I. ramulosissima, and I. silvestrii and unknown in I. jindongensis) |  | (69) | 
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  | 69 (68) | Leaves (9-)13-25(-29)-foliolate |  | (70) | 
  | + | Leaves usually 5-13-foliolate (occasionally to 17-foliolate in I. mairei) |  | (74) | 
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  | 70 (69) | Stamens 5-5.5 mm |  | (71) | 
  | + | Stamens 6-11.5 mm |  | (72) | 
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  | 71 (70) | Leaflet blades with appressed 2-branched trichomes on both surfaces, midvein abaxially prominent and terminating in a tubular gland; legume erect. |  | 59 I. wightii | 
  | + | Leaflet blades with sparse trichomes abaxially and glabrescent adaxially, midvein not as above; legume spreading. |  | 65 I. mengtzeana | 
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  | 72 (70) | Petiole 1-9 mm; stamens (6-)7-11.5 mm; young racemes in bud grayish green; racemes ascending to erect (71. I. chenii will also key out here; see note under description of this species). |  | 70 I. heterantha | 
  | + | Petiole 8-20 mm; stamens 6-7 mm; young racemes in bud dark brown or densely appressed white hairy; racemes stiffly erect |  | (73) | 
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  | 73 (72) | Leaves (5-)9-19-foliolate; young branches, leaves, and racemes with appressed brown 2-branched trichomes. |  | 68 I. hancockii | 
  | + | Leaves (11-)17-27-foliolate; young branches, leaves, and racemes with dense appressed grayish white 2-branched trichomes. |  | 69 I. franchetii | 
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  | 74 (69) | Legume 3.5-6 cm (unknown in I. acutipetala and I. wilsonii) |  | (75) | 
  | + | Legume 1.5-3 cm (to 3.5 cm in I. mairei, unknown in I. acutipetala and I. wilsonii) |  | (79) | 
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  | 75 (74) | Petiole 1.2-5 cm; leaflet blades 1-4(-5) cm |  | (76) | 
  | + | Petiole 0.2-1.1(-1.3) cm; leaflet blades 0.3-1.6 cm |  | (77) | 
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  | 76 (75) | Stems terete; leaves to 18 cm; petiole (1.5-)2-5 cm; racemes 11-15 cm. |  | 56 I. amblyantha | 
  | + | Stems 4-ribbed; leaves 8.5-10.5 cm; petiole 1.2-1.7 cm; racemes 4-7 cm (but only known in fruit). |  | 78 I. jindongensis | 
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  | 77 (75) | Stipules 5-6(-7) mm; pedicel 2.5-4 mm; corolla standard 11-14 mm. |  | 74 I. wilsonii | 
  | + | Stipules 2-4 mm; pedicel 1-2 mm; corolla standard 7-9.5 mm |  | (78) | 
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  | 78 (77) | Leaves 4-10 cm; racemes 10-19 cm; stamens 7.5-8.5 mm. |  | 75 I. szechuensis | 
  | + | Leaves ca. 3 cm; racemes 5-9 cm; stamens 5-6.5 mm. |  | 77 I. acutipetala | 
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  | 79 (74) | Stamens 6.5-13 mm (sometimes ca. 6 mm in I. mairei, 5-6.5 mm in I. acutipetala) |  | (80) | 
  | + | Stamens 3-6.5 mm |  | (85) | 
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  | 80 (79) | Corolla standard outside spreading soft pubescent |  | (81) | 
  | + | Corolla standard outside with dense appressed straight and stiffly medifixed 2-branched trichomes |  | (82) | 
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  | 81 (80) | Shrubs 1-2(-3) m tall; peduncle 0.1-1 cm; corolla standard 0.7-0.9(-1) cm; stamens 6-8 mm. |  | 72 I. mairei | 
  | + | Shrubs 0.3-0.8 m tall; peduncle 1.5-4 cm; corolla standard 1.1-1.4 cm; stamens 10-13 mm. |  | 74 I. wilsonii | 
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  | 82 (80) | Corolla standard with a distinct ca. 1 mm mucro at apex; stamens 5-6.5 mm. |  | 77 I. acutipetala | 
  | + | Corolla standard without a mucro; stamens 7-12 mm |  | (83) | 
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  | 83 (82) | Stamens 11-12 mm; pedicel 2-4 mm. |  | 76 I. pseudoheterantha | 
  | + | Stamens 7-9 mm; pedicel 1-2 mm |  | (84) | 
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  | 84 (83) | Corolla standard pink to rose; peduncle 0.1-0.5(-1) cm; stipules ca. 1 mm; leaves 1.5-2.5 cm; racemes 3-6(-8) cm. |  | 73 I. rigioclada | 
  | + | Corolla standard dark crimson-red; peduncle 0.8-5 cm; stipules 2-4 mm; leaves 4-10 cm; racemes 10-19 cm. |  | 75 I. szechuensis | 
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  | 85 (79) | Stamens 3-4 mm |  | (86) | 
  | + | Stamens 5-6.5 mm (4-5 mm in I. bungeana) |  | (88) | 
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  | 86 (85) | Stems prostrate; legume 4-angled, spreading (from Taiwan only). |  | 28 I. byobiensis | 
  | + | Stems erect; legume cylindric |  | (87) | 
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  | 87 (86) | Racemes not spinescent (from Taiwan only). |  | 29 I. ramulosissima | 
  | + | Racemes spinescent. |  | 58 I. silvestrii | 
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  | 88 (85) | Leaflet blades 0.5-4(-5) × 0.3-2 cm; racemes 4-15 cm |  | (89) | 
  | + | Leaflet blades 0.3-0.7 × 0.2-0.5 cm; racemes 1-5 cm |  | (90) | 
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  | 89 (88) | Corolla standard apically hooded; leaves to 18 cm; terminal leaflet blade narrowly ovate to elliptic, 2-5 cm; petiole (1.5-)2-5 cm; stamens 5-6 mm. |  | 56 I. amblyantha | 
  | + | Corolla standard not apically hooded; leaves 2.5-5 cm; terminal leaflet blade obovate to elliptic, 0.5-1.5(-2.5) cm; petiole 0.4-1.6(-2) cm; stamens 4-5 mm. |  | 57 I. bungeana | 
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  | 90 (88) | Leaflet blade indumentum very densely silvery white strigose with appressed 2-branched trichomes, obscuring surfaces. |  | 66 I. calcicola | 
  | + | Leaflet blade indumentum less dense, abaxially not obscuring surfaces. |  | 67 I. lenticellata |