KEY TO THE SPECIES

1	Racemes 4-10 cm long, axillary, aggregated in groups of (1 or) 2 or 3, subtended by small cataphylls. Flowers c. 5 mm across. Leaves oblong, 5-7 cm long, 3-nerved. Fruits c. 5 mm across Coriaria intermedia
1'	Racemes (7-)20 cm long, axillary, solitary. Flowers c. 2.5 mm across. Leaves ovate-oblong, 1.5-4 cm long, 5-7(-ll)-nerved. Fruits 2-3 mm across Coriaria papuana