The difference between fragrant wood and pepper wood

1. Leaf Difference

The leaves of the fragrant wood are even-pinnate compound leaves, alternate, with 4 to 9 pairs of leaflets, narrow wings on the rachis, grooves on the surface, covered with gray pubescence, and the petioles are also pubescent. The leaflets are leathery, obovate-oblong or oblong in shape, about 1.3 to 3.5 cm long and about 0.8 to 1.5 cm wide. The tip of the leaves is slightly emarginate and the base is broadly cuneate.

The pinnate compound leaves of the pepper tree are odd in number, with two short spines at the base of the leaves. The leaflets are opposite, obovate, about 0.7 to 1 cm long, leathery, and shiny on the surface.

2. Flower Differences

The inflorescence of the fragrant wood is usually axillary, emerging from the leaves. The flowers are very small, purple-red in color, and have no pedicels.

The flowers of the pepper tree are dioecious, with male flowers being yellow and female flowers being orange-red.