Hawthorn is a deciduous tree with a height of 600~700cm. Bark dark gray; Branchlets glabrous, spineless or spiny; Leaf blade ovate or triangular-ovate, pinnately 5-9-lobed; The leaves are dark green and shiny, the back is light green, and the veins are pubescent; Inflorescences generally have more than a dozen flowers, and the flowers are white.
Mahogany generally refers to mahogany.
Cochineal tree, scientific name: Cochineal tree, Anaco.
Plant characteristics: perennial deciduous shrubs. When the young leaves are rubbed by hand, red juice will appear, and the fruit can be made into red dye besides ornamental.
Leaves: long stalks, alternate, heart-shaped, sharp apex, nearly entire, smooth on both sides, brown scales on the back of leaves.
Flowers: Panicle terminal, densely covered with short brown hairs; Flowers are reddish, calyx is small, irregularly dichotomous, and there are glands 5 at the base.
Results: The capsule is oblate and triangular, and it is densely spiny. Its red seed coat is a good rouge material.
Native to tropical America, this province was introduced from Nanyang during the Japanese occupation.
Uses: rouge raw materials, dyes and decorative purposes.