Description
WATER SPINACH - Ipomoea aquatica A semi aquatic, tropical plant grown as a vegetable for its tender shoots and leaves Popular Oriental vegetable cultivated for its leaves in China, Malaysia and India. It is found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, although it is not known where it originated. This plant is known in English as water spinach, river spinach, water morning glory, water convolvulus, or by the more ambiguous names Chinese spinach, Chinese convolvulus, swamp cabbage or kangkong in Southeast Asia. View our other items by clicking on the shield: