The difference between Chinese toon and Koelreuteria paniculata

1. Difference of blades

The leaves of the Chinese toon tree are odd-pinnate compound leaves with 13-27 leaflets, opposite or nearly opposite, papery, ovate-lanceolate, with a long acuminate tip and a slightly oblique base, truncated or slightly rounded, with 1-2 coarse serrations on each side. The leaf surface is dark green and the back is gray-green.

The leaves of the tree are single or incompletely bipinnate, with 11-18 leaflets, opposite or alternate, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, short-pointed at the apex, obtuse to truncate at the base, and irregularly serrated on the edges.

2. The difference between flowers

The toon tree has a panicle inflorescence, the flowers are light green in color, with 5 sepals, arranged in a shingle-like manner, and 5 petals.

The inflorescence of Koelreuteria paniculata is a cyme, the flowers are light yellow in color, have 4 petals, and are linear and oblong.