Ipomoea aquatica
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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
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 •
NPGS / GRIN •
PIER •
fleppc •
ENVIS - FRLHT •
DDSA •
Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
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Regards.
Dinesh