The Difference Between Passionflower and Luo Han Guo

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1. Differences in leaves

2. Differences in fruits

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Leaves: The former are papery, entire, and glabrous. The latter is membranous and wider, with small teeth on the edges. It is initially hairy and then falls off to hairless as it grows older. Fruit: The former is oval to nearly round, and the seeds are inverted heart-shaped. The latter is oblong or spherical, and the seeds are broadly oval or nearly round.

1. Differences in leaves

1. Differences in leaves

Passion flower leaves are papery, about 5-7 cm long and 6-8 cm wide, with a heart-shaped base and an oval-oblong middle lobe. , slightly smaller than the lobes on both sides, entire, glabrous.

The leaves of Luo Han Guo are membranous and wider than the former, about 12-23 cm long and 5-17 cm wide. The base is nearly round or heart-shaped, and the edges have small veins extending out. Small teeth, sparse pubescence on the leaf surface, which will fall off to hairless when old.

2. Fruit differences

Passion flower is a berry. Oval to nearly round, about 6 cm long, yellow or orange in color when mature, with many seeds, inverted heart-shaped, about 5 mm long.

The fruit of Luo Han Guo is It is oblong or spherical, about 6-11 cm long and 4-8 cm in diameter. It has dense yellow-brown hairs and black glandular scales when it is born. When it grows old, it gradually falls off and leaves a ring of hairs on the fruit stem. There are also many seeds, which are broadly oval or nearly round, about 15-18 mm long and 10-12 mm wide.

2. Differences in fruits

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