The difference between pepper and Sichuan peppercorns

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

3. Differences in fruits

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Leaf differences: Pepper leaves are almost leathery and broadly oval in shape; Zanthoxylum bungeanum leaves are oval or oval in shape with finely serrated edges. Flower differences: The inflorescences of pepper are opposite to the leaves, and the bracts are spoon-shaped and oblong; the flowers of Zanthoxylum bungeanum are terminal and yellow-green. Differences in fruits: Pepper berries are spherical, red when mature, and turn black when immature when dried; Zanthoxylum bungeanum fruits are red with scattered slightly raised oil spots.

1. Differences in leaves

1. Differences in leaves

Pepper leaves are thick, almost leathery, broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, vaguely close to round, 10 to 15 centimeters long, and about 5 to 9 inches wide. cm, the top of the leaf is short and pointed, the base is rounded, there is no hair on both sides of the leaf, there are 5 to 7 veins on the leaf, and the petiole is 1 to 2 cm long.

Pepper The leaves have 5 to 13 leaflets. The leaflets are opposite, have no petiole, are oval or elliptical, and some are vaguely lanceolate. The leaves at the top of the leaf axis are larger, 2 to 7 cm long, and about 1 to 1 to 1 in wide. 3.5 cm, with finely lobed teeth on the edges of the leaves.

2. Flowers Difference

The inflorescence of pepper is opposite to the leaves, shorter than the leaves or as long as the leaves. The total pedicel is as long as the petiole. The bracts are spoon-shaped and oblong, 3 to 3.5 cm long, and the top is broad and Round, shallow cup shape.

Panthoxylum bungeanum flowers are terminal or on lateral branches Growing at the top, the tepals have 6 to 8 pieces, which are yellow-green and basically the same shape and size.

3. Fruit Difference

Pepper berries are spherical, sessile, 3 to 4 mm in diameter, red when ripe, and turn black when immature when dried.

Panthoxylum bungeanum has red fruits with a diameter of 4 to 5 mm, scattered with slightly raised oil spots.

2. The difference between flowers

3. Differences in fruits

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