1、 Different families

Purple bamboo plum is sometimes called purple Commelina, which belongs to a perennial plant in the Commelinaceae. But those who know violet know that its name is also called grass osmanthus and grass violet. In this way, there are many names. The family it belongs to is violet, which is a perennial plant. In this way, not only the alias is different, but also the family it belongs to is completely different. It can be seen that they are completely different plants

2、 Different leaves

Purple bamboo plum: its leaves are usually alternate and similar to lanceolate in shape. Its length is 6 to 13 cm and its width is 6 to 10 mm. The front end of the leaves looks sharp. The base is wrapped into a sheath. There are many white long eyelashes at the sheath mouth. The upper half is dark green, the edge is green purple, and the lower half is purplish red

Violet: its leaf shape is approximately oblong to oblanceolate or spoon shaped. Its petiole is 6 to 14 cm long and 1.2 to 2.5 cm wide. The position of the top looks blunt or pointed. The color of the leaves is green. In this way, we can see that their leaves are still very different

3、 Different flowers

Purple bamboo plum: its flowers are usually dense together. The number of petals on each flower is 3. The color is generally blue purple and the shape is similar to wide egg shape

Violet: it has a large number of flowers and large petals. Its color is usually purple red, light red or white. It has many kinds of flowers and colors, and its shape is similar to egg shape

4、 Different seeds

Purple bamboo plum: its capsule is oval in shape, with 3 raised ridge lines on it. There are many seeds in the capsule. Its shape is semicircular and its color is Chinese brown

Violet: its seed is nearly round in shape and about 2mm in diameter. It looks flat and dark brown. There are white membranous wings on the edge of the seed. So the seeds of the two are very different