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The difference between Shiwei and wawei

Hank Schrader
2020-07-16 09:11:16
Leaves: the leaves of reed are leathery, lanceolate, oblong lanceolate or linear lanceolate, and the petiole is about 6-15 cm long. The leaves of wawei are papery, linear or narrow lanceolate, and the petioles are relatively short, about 1-3cm. Sporangium: the shape of the stone reed is oval while that of the wawei is round.

I. blade difference

The leaves are leathery, lanceolate, oblong or linear lanceolate, about 7-20cm long and 1.5-3cm wide. The apex is acuminate, the base is gradually narrowed, the edge is whole, the upper part is green, with fine spots, and the lower part has light brown star like hairs. Petiole longer, ca. 6-15 cm.

The leaf blade of wawei is papery, linear or narrow lanceolate, and the petiole is much shorter than the former, about 1-3cm long.

2. Sporangium difference

The sporangium group of reed is ellipse, each sporangium group has star hair in the interval, the color is light brown.

The sporangium group of vair is round, covered with round brown septa when they are young, close to each other, and almost connected when they are mature.

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