What is the difference between fragrant wood and pepper wood?

1. Different families

These two plants belong to different families, the former is Anacardiaceae and the latter is Rutaceae.

2. Different leaves

The number of leaves of the fragrant wood is even. There is no leaf in the middle of the front end. When its leaves are facing the sun, there are no oil spots on the leaves and there are clear lines on the leaf surface.

The pepper tree has an odd number of leaves, with a single leaf in the middle of the front end. When facing the sun, there are oil spots on the leaves and no lines on the leaf surface. Putting their leaves together, the leaves of the fragrant wood are much larger than those of the pepper wood, making it easy to distinguish the two.

3. Different fragrance

The former smells lightly of orange and can be used to repel mosquitoes, but the pepperwood has no smell when it is directly smelled, but when its leaves are crushed, it will emit a pepper-like smell.

4. Different leaf buds

When there is sufficient light, the young leaves of the fragrant wood are red, and when there is insufficient light, the leaves are green. The leaf buds of the pepper tree are always green.

5. Different fruits

The fruits of the fragrant wood are gray-blue when ripe, while those of the pepper wood are brown.