| 1 | Calyx tubular or tubular-campanulate. |  | (2) | 
  | + | Calyx obconical. |  | (11) | 
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  | 2 (1) | Calyx teeth minute, mouth subtruncate, pleated |  | 10 Paraphlomis membranacea | 
  | + | Calyx teeth conspicuous, broadly triangular to subulate, apex bristlelike to acute. |  | (3) | 
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  | 3 (2) | Leaves ovate, ovate-orbicular, or subcircular. |  | (4) | 
  | + | Leaves elliptic, elliptic-ovate, to oblong-elliptic. |  | (6) | 
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  | 4 (3) | Stems and leaves sparsely bristly; calyx tube densely bristly, teeth narrowly triangular, apex bristlelike |  | 7 Paraphlomis seticalyx | 
  | + | Stems, leaves, and calyces densely pubescent and/or villous; calyx teeth broadly triangular, apex acute. |  | (5) | 
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  | 5 (4) | Erect herbs; stems, leaves, and calyces densely villous and pubescent; corolla densely white villous outside; bracteoles minute |  | 8 Paraphlomis albiflora | 
  | + | Ascending herbs; stems, leaves, and calyces densely villous only; corolla sparsely pubescent outside; bracteoles linear, 2-5 mm |  | 9 Paraphlomis foliata | 
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  | 6 (3) | Calyx bristly. |  | (7) | 
  | + | Calyx not bristly. |  | (9) | 
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  | 7 (6) | Leaves ± leathery; leaves and stem glabrous; calyx sparsely white bristly at apex and along veins otherwise strigose |  | 4 Paraphlomis paucisetosa | 
  | + | Leaves membranous or thin papery; leaves and stem hairy; calyx densely bristly. |  | (8) | 
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  | 8 (7) | Leaves thin papery; leaves and stem densely spreading bristly |  | 5 Paraphlomis patentisetulosa | 
  | + | Leaves membranous, strigose and finely papillate except for hispid veins of adaxial surface; abaxially white granular, finely strigose and sparsely hispid; stem densely retrorse fine strigose |  | 3 Paraphlomis hispida | 
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  | 9 (6) | Stems and calyx densely tawny hirsute |  | 2 Paraphlomis hirsutissima | 
  | + | Stems and calyx not tawny hirsute. |  | (10) | 
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  | 10 (9) | Stems retrorse strigose; calyx glabrous or hirtellous becoming glabrescent in fruit |  | 1 Paraphlomis javanica | 
  | + | Stems and calyx densely and finely bristly puberulent |  | 6 Paraphlomis setulosa | 
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  | 11 (1) | Calyx teeth lanceolate-triangular, acute. |  | (12) | 
  | + | Calyx teeth not lanceolate-triangular. |  | (15) | 
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  | 12 (11) | Verticillasters surrounded by leaflike bracts, with linear basal bracteoles |  | 11 Paraphlomis albotomentosa | 
  | + | Verticillasters surrounded by linear bracts, with bristlelike basal bracteoles. |  | (13) | 
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  | 13 (12) | Leaves elliptic or elliptic-ovate; calyx densely tomentose outside |  | 12 Paraphlomis tomentosocapitata | 
  | + | Leaves broadly ovate or ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate; calyx pubescent outside. |  | (14) | 
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  | 14 (13) | Leaves 3-5 cm wide; calyx ca. 9.5 mm; corolla ca. 1.8 cm |  | 13 Paraphlomis lancidentata | 
  | + | Leaves 6.5-9.5 cm wide; calyx ca. 11 mm; corolla ca. 1.4 cm |  | 14 Paraphlomis reflexa | 
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  | 15 (11) | Calyx teeth triangular or inconspicuous, calyx mouth subtruncate, distinctly extended into winged extensions from veins. |  | (16) | 
  | + | Calyx teeth broadly triangular to broadly ovate-triangular or subulate, apex acuminate to acute. |  | (17) | 
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  | 16 (15) | Leaves oblong to ovate-oblong, 5-8 × 2.4-3.4 cm, margin undulate-crenate; calyx teeth conspicuously triangular, calyx mouth not subtruncate |  | 22 Paraphlomis brevifolia | 
  | + | Leaves lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 7-15 × 1.5-3 cm, margin remotely, shallowly serrate above base; calyx teeth inconspicuous, calyx mouth subtruncate |  | 23 Paraphlomis subcoriacea | 
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  | 17 (15) | Apical part of stem, petiole, and abaxial leaf surface densely retrorse pilose, especially on leaf veins |  | 19 Paraphlomis albida | 
  | + | Apical part of stem, petiole, and abaxial leaf surface not densely retrorse pilose. |  | (18) | 
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  | 18 (17) | Plants sparsely pubescent or subglabrous |  | 16 Paraphlomis lanceolata | 
  | + | Plants densely retrorse strigose or pubescent. |  | (19) | 
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  | 19 (18) | Corolla tube shorter than calyx tube; calyx teeth subulate |  | 15 Paraphlomis gracilis | 
  | + | Corolla tube longer than calyx tube; calyx teeth not subulate. |  | (20) | 
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  | 20 (19) | Leaves lanceolate to sublanceolate. |  | (21) | 
  | + | Leaves ovate. |  | (22) | 
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  | 21 (20) | Stems densely spreading pubescent toward base, conspicuously grooved; leaves lanceolate, apex long acuminate, base attenuate; petiole ca. 2 cm; corolla conspicuously hairy annulate inside; ovary glabrous |  | 17 Paraphlomis parviflora | 
  | + | Stems densely pubescent throughout, not grooved; leaves oblong-elliptic, apex acute, base cuneate; petioles ca. 1 cm; corolla inconspicuously hairy annulate inside; apex of ovary puberulent |  | 18 Paraphlomis kwangtungensis | 
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  | 22 (20) | Leaves membranous; corolla tube much exserted; anthers ciliate; ovary glabrous |  | 20 Paraphlomis intermedia | 
  | + | Leaves papery; corolla tube slightly exserted; anthers not ciliate; ovary apex pubescent |  | 21 Paraphlomis pagantha |