Differences between Albizia Julibrissin and Mimosa

1. Leaf Difference

Albizia Julibrissin has bipinnate compound leaves that are alternate. The petiole is 3 to 5 cm long, with 4 to 12 pairs of pinnae. The leaflets usually have 10 to 30 pairs, which are linear or oblong, oblique upward, and have a small tip at the tip and are covered with cilia.

The stipules of Mimosa are lanceolate, 5 to 10 mm long, with bristles. The pinnae and leaflets will close and droop when lightly touched. There are usually two pairs of pinnae, arranged in a finger-like manner at the top of the petiole. There are generally 10 to 20 pairs of leaflets, which are linear-oblong, 8 to 13 mm long and 1.5 to 2.5 mm wide. The tip of the leaves is acute and the edges are bristly.

2. Flower Differences

The Albizia Julibrissin inflorescence is arranged in a cone-shaped inflorescence at the top of the branch. The flowers are pink, the calyx is tubular, about 3 mm long, the corolla is about 8 mm long, and the lobes are triangular, 1.5 mm long.

The mimosa inflorescence head is spherical, about 1 cm in diameter, with a long peduncle and small, light pink flowers.