Kangkung Called Swamp Cabbage

Kangkung classified very popular vegetable, because a lot of demand. Kangkung called Swamp cabbage, convovulus Water, Water spinach. Originated from India which later spread to Malaysia, Burma, Indonesia, China and parts of South Australia African countries.

Kangkung widely planted in Java, especially in West Java, also in Irian Jaya in Merauke District Sub watercress MUTING the granary of everyday life. Sub Darussalam in Aceh Besar district watercress crop land planted many residents for family consumption or for sale to the market.

Kangkung including Convolvulaceae tribe (family-kangkungan watercress). The position of plants in systematic watercress plants classified into:
a) Division: Spermatophyta
b) Sub-Division: Angiospermae
c) Class: Dicotyledonae
d) Family: Convolvulaceae
e) Genus: Ipomoea
f) Species: Ipomoea reptans

Kale is a fast-growing plant that gives results within 4-6 weeks from the seed. Kangkung known as Ipomoea reptans Latin name consisting of 2 (two) varieties, namely the so-called Land Kangkung. Kangkung Air China and that grow naturally in fields, marshes or ditches.

The difference between land and kale kale water:

Flower color.
Kangkung water white flowers reddish, while kale land of pure white flowers.
The shape of leaves and stems.
Trunked water watercress and leafy bigger than the land watercress. Different color bars. Trunked water green watercress, kale ground while greenish white.

Seed habit.
Watercress seed more land than water watercress. That's why watercress propagated through seeds ground, while watercress shoots water with stem cuttings.

Watercress plant part of the most important is the young stems and buds, bud as a vegetable. Kale taste good but also has high nutrient content, containing vitamins A, B and C vitamins and minerals, especially iron which are beneficial to the growth and health agencies.

Besides the animals also like watercress when mixed in food chicken, ducks, cows, rabbits and pigs.
A health expert Philippines: Herminia de Guzman Ladion put watercress in the "Magic Healing Plant", because the efficacious for healing disease "constipation" as well as drugs that are "diet". In addition, the root of watercress useful for medicine "hemorrhoids"