water spinach
species of plant
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Summary
water spinach is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,209 views/month, #924 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Ipomoea[5]
- Taxon name: Ipomoea aquatica[6]
- Subclass of: useful plant[7], annual plant[8]
- Has use: fodder[9], medicinal plant[10], vegetable[11]
- Commons category: Ipomoea aquatica[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ipomoea aquatica[13]
- Commons gallery: Ipomoea aquatica[14]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[15]
- Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[16], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 64(1)[17]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=20138[18]
- Short name: I. aquatica[19]
- Taxon common name: swamp morning-glory[20], 甕菜[21], 草菜[22], 空心菜[23], ìng-tshài[24], 蕹菜[25], 藤藤菜[26], 通菜[27], 通菜蓊[28], 蓊菜[29], 蕹菜根[30], 蕹菜（空心菜）[31]
- Has fruit type: capsule[32]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Plants[33], WikiProject Food and drink[34], WikiProject Invasion Biology[35]
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Identifiers
water spinach's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 164077[36]. water spinach's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 89636[37]. water spinach's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 580959[38]. water spinach's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2928525[39]. water spinach's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30759[40].
Why It Matters
water spinach has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]