What is the botanical difference between tassel and Lagerstroemia indica?

The tassel is a deciduous shrub or small tree of Salix in Oleaceae. It is tall and beautiful, with lush foliage. In early summer, it is covered with white flowers, such as frost and snow, which are beautiful and pleasant. Autumn fruit, stone fruit oval, blue and black. Close-up, willow leaves are opposite, oval or rectangular, whole, nearly leathery. Dioecious, panicles are born at the top of lateral branches; Corolla white, 4-parted, lobes linear oblanceolate, stamens 2 in male flowers, stigma 2 in female flowers. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from September to June.

Deciduous tree of Lagerstroemia speciosa, height10m. Panicle is planted at the top of the branch of the current year, and the inflorescence is very large, 30 ~ 50 cm long, with dozens or more flowers on it; Flowers are about 3 cm in diameter, including white, purple, red and purple; Every summer and autumn, each inflorescence can bloom for about 50 days, and the whole plant can bloom for up to 4 months.