Here in Haryana it is Just a weed only On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:51 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Convolvulaceae (convolvulus, bindweed, or morning glory family) » Ipomoea > aquatica > Synonyms: Convolvulus repens, Ipomoea repens, Ipomoea reptans > > > ip-oh-MEE-uh or ip-oh-MAY-uh -- worm-like; referring to coiled flower bud > a-KWA-tee-kuh -- lives in water > > > 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 > > > Native of: China (could actually be India, s-e Asia); widely naturalized and > cultivated > > > Edible use (¿ WILD / CULTIVATED ?): >> >> ... leaf (as VEGETABLE) >> ... in South India, the leaves are finely chopped and mixed with grated >> coconut ... Wikipedia >> ... though no popular references, most of the regional names suggest it is >> used as leafy vegetable even in northern India > >
-- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
