Leaves Shape

Oval
Oval-shaped, with the widest part in the middle and rounded tips and bases, such as the leaves of camphor, rubber tree, osmanthus, tea tree, black date tree, and primrose.
Heart-shaped
Heart-shaped, with a wide, round and slightly concave base and a gradually pointed tip, such as the leaves of sweet potato, morning glory, bauhinia, and hemp. If the heart shape is reversed, it is called an inverted heart shape, such as the leaflets of Oxalis.
Palm-shaped
The leaves are three-lobed or five-lobed, forming deep notches, and the whole shape is like a palm, such as the leaves of cotton, castor, grape, maple, and sycamore.
Fan-shaped
Shaped like an open folding fan, with a wide and rounded tip, gradually narrowing towards the base, such as the leaves of ginkgo.
Rhombus-shaped
The leaves are equilateral squares, such as the leaves of water chestnut and Chinese tallow tree.
Lanceolate
Also called spear-shaped, with a wide base and a pointed tip. The length is about 3-4 times the width, such as the leaves of peach, willow, and bamboo. If it is lanceolate, it is called oblanceolate, such as the leaves of small tiller.
Ovate
Shaped like a chicken egg, round and wide at the bottom and slightly narrow at the top, such as the leaves of mulberry, sunflower, and. If it is ovate, it is called obovate, such as the small leaves of magnolia and peanut.
Round
Shaped like a disk, with almost equal length and width, such as the leaves of nasturtium.
Needle-shaped
The leaves are slender like needles, such as the leaves of Chinese pine, horsetail pine, white pine, and cactus.
Scale-shaped
Shaped like scales, such as the leaves of Platycladus orientalis.
Spoon-shaped
Shaped like a spoon, with a round tip and gradually narrowing towards the base, such as cabbage and plantain leaves.
Triangle
The base is wide and flat, and the three sides are almost equal, such as the leaves of buckwheat.