Triadica sebeferum	Populus nigra	Vernicia fordii
rhomboid to broadly ovate leaves with long tip, margin entire, nervation pinnate	triangular leaves without long tip, margin crenate-serrate, nervation more or less palmate	leaves ovate to heart-shaped, nervation palmate
inflorescences upright with male and female flowers	inflorescences hanging female catkins	inflorescences panicles with showy flowers
capsules splitting into 3 parts, seeds with white aril	capsules releasing seeds with long hairs	drupe indehiscent or slightly dehiscent at base
bark of adult tree	bark of adult tree	bark of adult tree
Photo's Triadica sebifera 1: Sheldon Navie Weeds of Australia 2: 阿橋 HQ CC BY-SA 2.0 3: Kenpei GNU Free Documentation License 4: Gitta Hasing Populus nigra 1: Rudolphous CC BY-SA 4.0 2: Stefan Lefnaer CC BY-SA 4.0 3: George Chernilevsky public domain 4: ebben.nl Vernicia fordii: 1, 2 & 3: Matteo Maspero EPPO GD 4: Kenpei CC BY-SA 2.1 JP Version December 2021