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Non-scientific name:

kangkung

2 Accepted name(s) for "kangkung":

Accepted name
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.
Merremia hirta var. hirta

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Ipomoea aquatica Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. whole shoot system
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. leaves
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. buds, leaves, roots
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Ipomoea reptans Poir. Ipomoea reptans (L.) Poir. ex G.Don. Merremia hirta var. hirta

31 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "kangkung":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
cancon Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chinese water-spinach Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
espinaca acuática Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kalayan Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kangkeung Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kangkong Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kat miniet Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kōng tǒng cài Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kōng xīn cài Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lalidih Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
liseron d'eau Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
patate aquatique Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
phak bung Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sallatsipomea Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
shuǐ yōng cài Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sumpfkohl Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
swamp morning-glory Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
wasserspinat Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
water convolvulus Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
water spinach Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
water-convolvulus Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
water-spinach Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
weng cai Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
wú xīn cài Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yě yōng cài Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yō-sai Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
无心菜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
水壅菜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
空心菜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
空筒菜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
野壅菜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)