Fruits & Vegetables Week: Ipomoea aquatica, the Swamp cabbage

Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 10, 2011, 10:26:16 PM1/10/11

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Ipomoea aquatica, the Swamp cabbage, growing in wet habitats and shallow waters. Young shoots and leaves are used as vegetable and as salad, leaves being good source of minerals and vitamins, especially carotene.

Local names

Hindi: Kalmisag, karmi, patuasag

Beng: Kalmisag

Mar: Nadishaka

Guj: Nalanibhaji

Tel: Tutukuru

Tam: Vallaikirai

Punj: Ganthian, nali, nari

Delhi: Sarnali, nali

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tanay bose

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Jan 11, 2011, 12:02:14 AM1/11/11

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Generally grows over water bodies in bengal

Tanay

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Tanay Bose

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Muthu Karthick

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Jan 11, 2011, 2:48:40 AM1/11/11

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Does this have dissected leaf variety?

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