Water morning glory is a semi-aquatic plant grown as a leaf vegetable. It is a common ingredient in Southeast Asian dishes. The leaves are usually stir fried with chile pepper, garlic and other spices.
Names
Scientific
Ipomoea aquatica
English
Chinese spinach
Kangkong
River spinach
Swamp cabbage
Water convolvulus
Water morning glory
Water spinach
Dutch
Dagoeblad
Kangkoeng
Waterspinazie
French
Liseron d'eau
German
Wasserspinat
Thai
Pak boeng
Other
Kang kung
Kangkoeng
Kangkung
Taxonomy
Order
Solanales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Species
Ipomoea aquatica (Water morning glory)
Crop categories
Leaf vegetables
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Vegetables