KEY TO THE SPECIES

1	Leaves small, usually 2-15 by 1-5 cm. Terminal (vegetative) buds lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, 5-10 by 1½-2½ mm, outer pair of scales the longest Bouea oppositifolia
1'	Leaves large, usually 14½-30 by 5-8 cm. Terminal (vegetative) buds broad-ovoid or ovoid, 4-6 by 3½-5 mm, outer pair of scales usually shorter than the total length of bud. Bouea macrophylla