Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) Chinese water spinach, aquatic morning glory, kang kong, morning glory, swamp cabbage, swamp morningglory, ung ts'oi, ung-choi, water convolvulus, water spinach

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Species description or overview

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Ipomoea aquatica
Nomenclatural information about Ipomoea aquatica is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Ipomoea aquatica
Nomenclatural information about Ipomoea aquatica is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Images

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Ipomoea aquatica
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

Ipomoea aquatica images from PIER
Images of Ipomoea aquatica provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Cited as invasive (on a list)

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