How to identify shalo

1. Rhizome

The roots of the cut charoensis are clustered, thin and cylindrical, yellow in color, about 50-90 cm tall, and slightly fleshy. The stem is solitary and quite erect.

2. Blades

The leaves of the cut charoenix are about 5-15 cm long and 2-5 cm wide, and are elliptical oblanceolate or ovate oblanceolate. The base is wedge-shaped, the apex is acuminate, the leaves are nearly glabrous on both sides, and the edges are ciliate.

3. Flowers

The flowers of the cut charoenix are orange-red, without hairs, and the petals are obovate in outline and about 20-25 mm long. There are irregular notched teeth on the top, the corona pieces are oval, and the flowering period is between June and July.

4. Fruit

Its capsule is oblong, about 20 mm long, and usually bears fruit in August and September.