The difference between duck palm wood and wealth tree

Wealth tree is a very popular plant because of its beautiful and beautiful meaning, but many friends confuse it with duck palm wood and think that they are the same plant. So, what's the difference between duck palm wood and wealth tree?

First, the difference between duck palm wood and wealth tree

1. Different stems

Wealth tree is kapok family, melon chestnut genus, the stem is erect and stout yellowish white, the root branches and leaves are few, suitable for sandy soil. On the other hand, duck palm belongs to evergreen shrub with many branches, compact branches, thin stems, many leaves from root to top, showing a column shape.

2. Different leaves

The leaves of the wealth tree are slender and elongate, belonging to palmate leaves, leaflets 5mur11, shortly stipitate or subsessile, oblong to Obovate-oblong, acuminate, base cuneate, upper glabrous, leaves soft. Duck palm wood is palmately compound leaves, sparsely stellate pubescent or glabrous, the leaves are leathery, shiny, green and scattered, with obvious veins and hard leaves. The leaves are rounder and shorter than the rich trees, and each cluster of leaves is generally eight to ten. The leaves are also a little thicker than the leaves of the rich tree.

3. Different flowers

The petals of wealth tree are yellowish green, narrowly lanceolate to linear, flowering from May to November. On the other hand, the panicle is terminal, with white florets and crimson berries with a florescence of 11-12 months.

4. Different fruits

The capsule of the wealth tree is nearly pear-shaped and the skin is dark brown. The fruit of duck palm wood is spherical and black.

The large potted plant of duck palm wood is suitable for display in hotel lobby, library reading room and museum exhibition hall, showing a natural and harmonious green environment. Spring, summer and autumn can also be viewed in the shady courtyard and on the balcony of the building. But it can be planted alone in the courtyard, and it is the honey source plant in the south in winter. The potted plant decorates the guest room, study and bedroom, with a strong flavor of the times. It can bring fresh air to smoking families. Leaves can absorb nicotine and other harmful substances from the smoky air and convert them into harmless plant-owned substances through photosynthesis. In addition, it can reduce formaldehyde concentration by about 9 milligrams per hour.