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The difference between Lantana and Albizzia

Jesse Pinkman
2020-08-18 09:04:09
It's easy to confuse people because they look similar to each other. Today, Xiaobian teaches you how to distinguish them.

Difference between Lantana and Albizzia leaves

The leaves of the Lantana

Leaves of Lantana camara: the stipules are ovate lanceolate and are persistent. Total pinnate compound leaf, total petiole 2.5 cm long;

There are a pair of pinnae, about 13cm long. There are 9 pairs of leaflets growing, which are inclined lanceolate and 15mm wide. The leaflets in the middle and upper part are relatively large, and the ones in the lower part are smaller. The top is blunt and has a small tip. The base is inclined and the edge is covered with pubescence.

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The leaves are bright green.

The leaves of Albizzia

The leaves of Albizzia julibrissin grow in the form of two pinnate compound leaves. The whole petiole is close to the base and the place where a pair of pinnae are placed at the top is covered by one gland.

The leaves are linear or oblong in shape, 12mm long and 4mm wide. They are inclined upward, with small tips at the top, covered with marginal hairs, and sometimes covered with pubescence at the bottom.

The whole leaf is dark green.

The difference between Lantana and Albizzia.

The flower of the Lantana

The shape of the flower is head and petal like corolla. There are about 40 flowers growing. There are many stamens, all of which are reddish.

The pods are strip shaped, flat and not split.

The overall design is dark red, looks gorgeous and moving

Flos Albizziae

The flower of Albizzia

Albizzia is a flower head arranged in a panicle at the top of the branch. The whole flower is pink, fresh and plain.

Calyx is tubular, about 3 mm long; corolla is triangular shape of lobes, calyx and corolla are covered with pubescence; filament is about 3 cm long.

Well, Xiaobian from their leaves and flowers can let you distinguish these two kinds of flowers, next time you see it, try

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