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The difference between vanilla and mint

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Leaf difference: vanilla is oval, apex obtuse or acute, the base is round after to subcordate, with villous. Peppermint is oblong-lanceolate, oval or ovate-lanceolate, and the pilose is shorter than the former. The difference between flowers: vanilla has a milky white Corolla, while mint is lavender.

I. difference between leaves

Vanilla leaves are oval, generally 5 cm long and 3-4 cm wide on stems, relatively small on branches, 1-3 cm long and 0.8-2 cm wide, apex obtuse or acute, base rounded to subcordate, margin serrate, submembranous or herbaceous, villous.

Mint leaves are oblong-lanceolate, elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, rarely oblong, apex acute, base cuneate to subrounded, margin coarsely toothed, pilose shorter and inconspicuous compared with the former.

Second, the difference between flowers

Verticillate inflorescences of vanilla, bracts leaflike, but much smaller than leaves, calyx bell-shaped, Corolla milky white.

Mint verticillium axillary, globose, pedicel thin, calyx tubular bell-shaped, Corolla color lavender, outer layer pilose.

 
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