Differences between Mao Dongqing and Kudingcha

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1. Differences in leaves

2. The difference between flowers

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Leaf differences: Ilex polyphylla leaves are papery or membranous, oval or long-ovate, with acute or short acuminate apex; Kudingcha leaves are thickly leathery and oval-oblong. . Flower differences: Polygonum cymes are clustered in the leaf axils, and the petals are oval or obovate; Kudingcha flowers are dioecious, and the flowers are white or yellow.

1. Differences in leaves

1. Differences in leaves

The leaves of woolly holly are papery or membranous. The leaves are oval or oblong, 2 to 6 cm long and 1 to 2.5 cm wide. The apex of the leaves is sharp. It is pointed or short acuminate, the base is blunt, the edge has sparse and pointed fine serrations or is close to the entire edge. The upper side of the leaves is green and the lower side is light green.

The leaves of Kudingcha are thick leathery, spiral and alternate, 8 to 25 cm long and 4.5 to 8.5 cm wide, with sparse and sharp teeth on the edges and no hairs on both sides. The leaves are oval and oblong, not wrinkled, and some are slightly curled vertically. They are yellow-green or gray-green above, shiny, and yellow-green below.

2. Flower differences

Hollywood inflorescences are clustered in the leaf axils in the form of cymes. The flowers have 4 to 6 petals, and the petals are oval-oblong or obovate, with a rounded apex.

The flowers of Kudingcha are dioecious, or unisexual and bisexual flowers coexist, and the flowers are white or yellow.

2. The difference between flowers

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