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The difference between Pistacia weinmannifolia and pepper wood

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-05-13 17:08:48
The main way to distinguish Pistacia weinmannifolia and capsaicin is to look at the leaves: Pistacia weinmannifolia is even pinnate leaves, compound leaves alternate. And pepper leaves are odd pinnate leaves, compound leaves opposite.

Fragrant wood has the function of purifying the air and repelling mosquitoes. It is very suitable for potted cultivation at home. Its shape is very similar to a certain plant, namely Taiwan pepper wood. In the flower market, many businesses will sell pepper wood as Pistacia weinmannifolia, so how can we tell?

method

Just look at the leaves. Fragrant wood has even pinnate leaves and compound leaves. Therefore, the number of leaves of Pistacia weinmannifolia is always even, while that of pepper wood is odd pinnate, and the compound leaves are opposite. Just look at the single and even numbers of the tail of the leaves. It's easy to distinguish the Pistacia weinmannifolia and the pepper wood!

Top of Pistacia weinmannifolia leaves

Qingxiang wood

As you can see from the figure below, the top of the balsam leaves is even.

Capsaicin leaf top

Qingxiang wood

As you can see from the picture below, the top of pepper leaves is singular.

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