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Water Convolvulus

(Ipomea aquatica, I. reptans)

English:

tropical spinach, water ipomea, water spinach, water sweet potato, swamp cabbage, swamp morning glory, kangkong

Water convolvulus
Chinese:

weng cai (pitcher vegetable), ong choi, ung choi (pitcher vegetable), tung tsoi (hollow vegetable), kong xin cai (empty heart or empty stem vegetable), ong tung tsoi

Danish:

kangkong, bladgrøntsag
Dutch:

kangkong
Filipino:

kangkong, balangog, galatgat
French:

liseron d’eau, patate aquatique
German:

Sumpf-Trichterwinde
Hindi:

kalmisag, karmi, patuasag
Italian:

patate acquatica, villucchio d’acqua
Japanese:

you-sai, en-sai, asagaona
Malay:

kangkong
Portuguese:

batata acquatica, cancon
Spanish:

batatilla aquática, boniato de agua, camotillo
Thai:

white: paagboong, phak bung, pak boong chin
red: pak boong thai

Vietnamese:
rau muong



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