1, the difference in form:

Lantern fruit is a perennial shrub, its plant height is usually about 1.2m, with gray-black old branches, twigs usually have pilose, gray or gray-brown.

The girl fruit is an erect herb, plant height is usually in the 50-80cm or so, the stems on the ground are usually unbranched, the nodes of the stems are very expanded, the stems will have a very dense pilose when young.

2, the difference in appearance:

Lantern fruit appearance is spherical, the size of the fruit is a little larger than the human thumb. It also looks like it has longitudinal growth lines on it, so it resembles a lantern, which is where the name comes from.

The girl fruit is very transparent with very clear longitudinal vascular bundles.

3, the difference in taste:

Lantern fruit will have seeds, the water inside is not a lot, a bit of pomegranate taste, in the absence of maturity when eaten very sour, after maturity the appearance is purplish-red, sweet and sour taste.

The girl fruit will have more water in it, and the seeds are less, and it will be bitter to eat when it is not ripe, and the ripe fruit is yellow and tastes sweet.

4, the difference in growth habits:

Lantern fruit like sunshine, and the soil requirements for growth are not strict, the appropriate growth temperature is about 20 to 25 ℃.

The girl fruit has a good ability to adapt, like a cool environment, and suitable for low temperature requirements, in the 3-42 ℃ environment can grow.