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The difference between Lingxiao flower and kapok

Saul Goodman
2020-06-29 14:06:35
Different tree forms: Campanula is relatively low and can climb; kapok is a large deciduous tree, very tall. Leaves are different: Campanula is a pinnate compound leaf with rough serrations on the edge; kapok is a palmate compound leaf with relatively wide leaves. The flowers are different: the flowers of Campanula are smaller and darker; the flowers of kapok are larger and generally red and bright.

I. different tree shapes

Campanula is a climbing shrub, the stem is woody, the epidermis falls off, showing a dry brown. Its plant type is relatively low, and can climb, the plant has aerial roots, can climb along the wall growth.

Kapok is a large deciduous tree, very tall, about 10-20 meters high, up to about 25 meters, the bark outside is gray white, young trees with conic thorns.

The leaves are different.

Lingxiao flower is a pinnate compound leaf with 7-9 leaflets. It is ovate lanceolate in shape, about 3-6cm in length and about 1.5-3cm in width. It has obvious characteristics, that is, the edge of the leaf has coarse serrations.

Kapok belongs to palmate compound leaf, with 5-7 leaflets on it, the shape is oblong to oblong lanceolate, the length is about 10-16cm, the width is about 3.5-5.5cm, relatively wide, and the leaves are whole.

trumpet creeper

The flowers are different.

The flower of Lingxiao flower is relatively small, about 5cm in diameter, the color inside the Corolla is bright red, the appearance is orange yellow, and the color is relatively dark.

trumpet creeper

Kapok flowers larger, about 10 cm in diameter, flowers are generally red, relatively bright.

Common bombax flower

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