Ipomoea aquatica(IPOAQ)
Overview Code created in: 2001-03-10
- EPPO Code: IPOAQ
- Preferred name: Ipomoea aquatica
- Authority: Forsskål
Western Asia (Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China, Africa in general, Madagascar, New Guinea, Australia. Cultivated as a vegetable, and used medicinally, particularly in eastern Asia. Introduced in Western Asia (Arabia), Central America, Caribbean (Cuba, Hispaniola), South America (Colombia to Peru, Brazil)
WSSA list of weeds in North America
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Ipomoea clappertoni | Brown |
| Ipomoea reptans | (Linnaeus) Poiret |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Chinese water spinach | English |
| potato vine | English (AU) |
| swamp cabbage | English |
| swamp morning glory | English (US) |
| water morning glory | English |
| water spinach | English |
| water spinach | English |
| water sweet potato | English |
| Sumpftrichterwinde | German |
| liseron d'eau | French |
| patate aquatique | French |
| batatilla acuatica | Spanish |
| batatilla de puerco | Spanish |
| camotillo | Spanish (BO) |
| espinaca de agua | Spanish |
| cancom | Portuguese |
| hortaliça-de-água | Portuguese |
| yôsai | Japanese |
| ヨウサイ | Japanese |
| kang kong | Malay |
| wèng cài | Chinese |
| 蕹菜 | Chinese |
| kalmi sag | Hindi |
| nali | Hindi |
| kangkung | Indonesian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Lamiids (
1LAMD )
Order
Solanales (
1SOLO )
Family
Convolvulaceae (
1COVF )
Genus
Ipomoea (
1IPOG )
Species
Ipomoea aquatica (
IPOAQ )