*Ipomoea aquatica* (popular synonym: *Convolvulus repens*; other synonyms: *Ipomoea repens, Ipomoea reptans*)
Commonly known as: aquatic convolvulus, Chinese spinach, creeping bindweed, swamp cabbage, swamp morning-glory, water convolvulus, water morning glory, water spinach • Assamese: কল্মৌ kalmou • Bengali: কলমি kalami • Gujarati: નળી ની ભાજી nali ni bhaji • Hindi: कलमी kalmi • Kannada: ನೀರು ಹಂಬು niru hambu • Konkani: takasi vel • Malayalam: ballel • Manipuri: কোলম্নী kolamni • Marathi: नाडी शाक naadi shaak, नळी ची भाजी nali chi bhaji • Oriya: kalama saga • Pali: कलम्बा kalamba • Prakrit: कलम्मिआ kalammia • Punjabi: ਨਾਲੀ ਬੇਲ nali bel • Sanskrit: कलम्ब kalamba, कलम्बी kalambi, कलम्बिका kalambika, नालीकः naalikah • Tamil: ஞாழி nali, நாளிகம் nalikam, வள்ளை vallai, வள்ளைக்கீரை vallai-k-kirai, வாரிபர்ணி variparni • Telugu: తీగబచ్చలి tigabaccali Though the nativity or origin is put to China, surprisingly, there are no entries for this species or its synonyms Chinese eflora, A strong feeling that this plant could actually be native to India and s-e Asia; widely naturalized and cultivated. Regards. On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 4:48 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > we call it kalmi saag in bengali used as a leafy veg !! > Tanay > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thank you very much Sir >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Yes Balkar ji, I. aquatica >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear All >>>> I aquatica >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>> Haryana-132103 >>>> 09416262964 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] > >
