The differences between longan and longan include different appearance, different color, different taste, different growth environment, etc.

1. Different appearance: Longan fruit is relatively small, usually about 2-3 cm in diameter, spherical or approximately spherical, with a prominent diamond-shaped protrusion in the middle of the peel. The fruit of longan is relatively large, usually about 2.5-4 cm in diameter, and is also spherical or nearly spherical, with smooth skin.

2. Different colors: The peel of longan is usually dark red or reddish brown, and the flesh is white or slightly yellow. The peel of longan is usually light red or pink, and the flesh is transparent white.

3. Different tastes: The flesh of longan is sweet and delicious, with a soft and juicy texture and a unique aromatic taste. The pulp of longan is also sweet and delicious, with a crisp texture and a little sour taste.

4. Different growth environments: Longan mainly grows in Guangdong, Guangxi and other regions of China. It likes tropical or subtropical climate and requires higher temperature and humidity. Longan grows in Guangdong, Fujian and other regions of China. It also likes tropical or subtropical climates and has relatively high requirements for temperature and humidity.

Morphological characteristics of longan

The leaves are 15-30 cm or longer with the stalk; 4-5 pairs of leaflets, rarely 3 or 6 pairs, thin leathery, oblong-elliptical Shaped to oblong-lanceolate, often asymmetrical on both sides, 6-15 cm long, 2.5-5 cm wide, short-pointed apex, sometimes slightly blunt, extremely asymmetrical base, broad wedge-shaped to truncate on the upper side, almost with The leaf axis is parallel, the lower side is narrow and pointed, the ventral surface is dark green and shiny, the back surface is pink-green, and both sides are hairless; there are 12-15 pairs of lateral veins, only raised on the back side; the petiole length is usually no more than 5 mm.

The inflorescence is large, multi-branched, terminal and axillary near the branch top, densely covered with stellate hairs; the pedicel is short; the sepals are nearly leathery, triangular-ovate, about 2.5 mm long, and both sides are brown-yellow. Villi and bunches of stellate hairs; petals are milky white, lanceolate, almost as long as sepals, only the outside is puberulent; filaments are short-hirsute.

The fruit is nearly spherical, 1.2-2.5 cm in diameter, usually yellow-brown or sometimes gray-yellow, slightly rough on the outside, or rarely with slightly convex tumors; the seeds are dark brown, bright, and all covered with fleshy arils Leather package. The flowering period is in spring and summer, and the fruiting period is in summer.