1, different varieties. Willow laurel is a common cultivated variety in the south of the Yangtze River. Because of its long and narrow leaves, it used to be called' Liu Yegui' in many places. Yulinglong is a kind of osmanthus fragrans, which is an old variety in East China and is often cultivated.
2. Different shapes. Osmanthus fragrans is bisexual, dioecious or hermaphrodite, with cymes clustered in leaf axils, terminal short panicles with 2 bracts, dense branches and leaves, narrow leaves and thick flowers, so it is called jade and exquisite. Osmanthus fragrans and Yulinglong have different varieties and shapes of leaves.