The difference between buckwheat tea and kuding tea

1. Leaf Difference

The basal leaves of Tartary Buckwheat Tea are broadly obovate, 23 to 25 cm long and 18 to 20 cm wide, with a rounded apex and a wedge-shaped base. The edges have teeth of varying sizes or are double serrated. The petiole is up to 20 cm long and has small lobes. The central stem leaves are oblong, 3 to 4 cm long, with several teeth on the edges and are sessile. The leaves on the upper part of the stem are broad linear, gradually narrowing at the base, and the leaves have entire margins.

The leaves of Kudingcha are thick leathery, spirally alternate, 8 to 25 cm long, 4.5 to 8.5 cm wide, with sparsely sharp teeth on the edges and no pubescence on both sides. The leaves are ovate-oblong, not wrinkled, some are slightly curled longitudinally, shiny yellow-green or gray-green above, and yellow-green underneath.

2. Flower Differences

The inflorescence of buckwheat tea is racemose, the flowers are yellow, 6 to 8 mm in diameter, and the petals are obovate.

The flowers of Kudingcha are dioecious, or unisexual and bisexual flowers coexist, and the flowers are white or yellow.