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The difference between vanilla and cloves

Published: 2024-11-23 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/23, Leaf difference: the former is papery, oval or rhombic Obovate, triangular serrated. The latter is oval to kidney-shaped, and the surface is smooth and non-serrated. The difference between flowers: the former is pink, after opening will become white, 5 petals, while the latter is purple, with 4 petals.

I. difference between leaves

The leaf is papery, oval or rhomboid-Obovate, about 4-8 cm long, the tip is acute, the base is cuneate to broadly cuneate, triangular serrated.

Cloves are leathery or thickly papery, oval to reniform, wider than the former, about 2-14 cm long, with a short protruding tip to long acuminate at the beginning, a heart-shaped or broadly cuneate base, and a smooth unserrated surface.

Second, the difference between flowers

The flower opens earlier than the leaf, the Corolla bud is pink, after opening, it will become white, the anther is yellow-white, and there are five petals.

Clove is also a panicle, Corolla color is purple, anther color is yellow, with 4 petals.

 
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