Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) is a semi-aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots. This plant is also known in English as river spinach, water morning glory, water convolvulus, or by the more ambiguous names "Chinese spinach", Chinese watercress, Chinese convolvulus or swamp cabbage. In Southeast Asia, it is known as kangkong in Southeast Asia, ong choy or tung choi in Cantonese, and kōngxīncài in Mandarin.
Water spinach
Semi-aquatic vegetable cultivated for stem and leaves
Associated with:
Bushfood
Also known as:
Chinese:
通菜
Chinese (Romanized):
tōngcài
English:
river spinachwater morning glorywater convolvulusChinese water spinachong choyongchoykangkongtung choikōngxīncàiCrispy kangkóng
Filipino:
kangkongkangkung
Indonesian:
kangkung
Latin species name:
Ipomoea aquatica
Thai:
phak bung
Wikidata ID:
Q272754
Wikipedia title:
Ipomoea aquatica
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