The leaves of Ligustrum lucidum are long ovate, ovate or oval to wide oval, leathery, sharp at the tip and gradually sharp at the end, round or nearly round at the base, flat at the edge, glabrous, bright on the top, petiole about 1-3cm long, furrow and glabrous on the top.
Phoebe leaves are long obovate, obovate oval or long oval, also leathery, apex and tail tip, base is wide wedge or round, margin is serrated, there is hair at the initial stage, later growth will fall off, petiole is thick, 2-4cm, also there is hair at the initial stage, then fall off.
The fruit of Ligustrum lucidum is kidney shaped or near kidney shaped, with dark blue black color, red black color and white powder at maturity. The fruit period is from July to May of the next year.
The fruit of Phoebe is spherical, red and brown purple. The fruit period is from October to November.
