The difference between torreya and yew

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

Leaf differences: Torreya leaves are strip-shaped, arranged in two rows, and the tips gradually become pointed; yew leaves are strip-shaped, growing in a spiral shape, and are twisted and arranged in two rows at the base. Differences in flowers: 6 to 7 flowers of Torreya are gathered together to form a head shape; yew flowers are spherical and solitary in the leaf axils.

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of Torreya are strip-shaped, arranged in two rows, usually straight, some are slightly curved, about 2 to 5 cm long, about 3 mm wide, with the base close to The leaves are round, the tips of the leaves are usually tapered or slightly convex, and the leaves are dark green.

Yew leaves striped , growing in a spiral shape, twisted and arranged in two rows at the base, straight or sickle-shaped, with a raised midrib and two light gray stomata bands below.

2. Flower differences< /h2>

The flowers of Torreya are 6 to 7 in the shape of a head, about 6 mm in diameter, the total stem is about 3 mm long, and the flowers are ovoid in shape.

Taxus male flowers are spherical in shape , with a long pedicel and bracts arranged in an imbricate shape at the base, and the cones are solitary in the leaf axils.

2. The difference between flowers

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