*Ipomoea aquatica * Forssk.
- *ip-oh-MEE-uh* or *ip-oh-MAY-uh* -- worm-like; referring to coiled flower bud *a-KWA-tee-kuh* -- lives in water - ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> [image: Kalamba (Sanskrit: कलम्ब)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5138607551%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeIFCntt_q1ZCqIqauTK_GSJm2csw> Oct 30, 2010 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra *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 also be India, s-e Asia ?); widely naturalized and cultivated *References*: Flowers of India<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Water%20Morning%20Glory.html>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F20138&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc-f41F9x8bc4KU2epwneOWA5XySA>• PIER<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2Fpier%2Fspecies%2Fipomoea_aquatica.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzej2UItB9Gmk78W8xXrhFBCl1WFKQ>• fleppc<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fleppc.org%2FID_book%2Fipomea%2520aquatica.pdf&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeAusYF4VPVDBS1rStjJ11N2b7Gwg>• ENVIS - FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D1190&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcfqkjIHhW8Puy8iB4l8xu2vQfnUw>• DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ>• *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar *more views*: - Oct 30, 2010 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra [image: Naadi Shaak (Marathi: नाडी शाक)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5138605683%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcyoKdP8zzM50xt6_p6zlHjeaFgWg> [image: Ipomoea aquatica]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5139211842%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzebE93LCuVlu1RcjmFt9GDj1mageQ> Regards. Dinesh
