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What is the difference between the Ficus virens and the Magnolia champaca?

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Tree shape differences: The Ficus virens can reach 30 m in height, with an umbrella-shaped crown and gray bark, and a thick, sturdy trunk; the Magnolia champaca grows over 10 m tall, with a narrow umbrella-shaped crown. Leaf differences: The Ficus virens has alternate leaves, papery blades, and a long elliptic or nearly lanceolate shape; the Magnolia champaca has simple, alternate leaves, long elliptic and blue-green.

I. Tree shape differences

The Ficus virens can reach 30 m in height, has an umbrella-shaped crown and gray bark, and its trunk is thick and sturdy. Its tree form is very distinctive, its leaves are very dense and appear glossy green, its branches are crowded, the large branches spread horizontally, and the small branches lean and curve.

The Magnolia champaca tree is over 10 m tall, its branches stretch diagonally upward, and it has a narrow umbrella-shaped crown. Its young buds, young leaves, young branches and petioles all bear pale yellow fine pubescence.

II. Leaf differences

The Ficus virens has alternate leaves, with petioles 2.5 to 5 cm long; the stipules are broadly ovate; the leaf apex is acute; the leaves are about 5 to 10 cm long; the blades are papery, long elliptic or nearly lanceolate, 8 to 16 cm long and 4 to 7 cm wide, with a blunt base, and the leaf cluster is entire.

The Magnolia champaca has simple, alternate leaves, blue-green in color, leathery and glossy, and long elliptic.

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