Calonyction speciosum, Choisy. var. muricata, Choisy. China: leaves and seeds eaten. Vernacular name: Moon -Flower. Ref. READ.
Calystegia japonica, Miq.; Choisy. China: leafy shoots and roots eaten. Roots reported to be purgative. Vernacular name: California Rose. Ref. READ.
Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. China: root washed and steamed, or sun-dried, then broken into fragments. Eaten with rice or ground into a meal and steamed in the form of cakes. Regular ingestion has been reported to upset the stomach and make the eater "dull" [sic]. India: young shoots eaten. Vernacular name: Hedge Bindweed. Ref. READ, UPHOF.
Cressa cretica, L. India (Deccan): herb eaten. Ref. WATT.
Ipomoea aquatica, Forsk. (syn. Ipomoea reptans (L.) Poir; Convulvulus reptans, L.). India (Bombay Presidency): young shoots and leaves eaten; (Deccan and Bengal): herb eaten; (Western Rajasthan): leaves and young shoots used as vegetable. Sudan and (southern Kordofan): leaves eaten as salad; (central area): leaves mixed with sesame, groundnuts, spices and served with porridge and stew. Chemical composition: Protein (crude) = 14.2% (dry). Fat = 2.4% (dry). Fibre (crude) = 9.3% (dry). Ash = 18.6% (dry). Carbohydrate (soluble): Starch = 39.2% (dry). Sucrose = 1.9% (dry). D-glucose = 2.1% (dry). F-fructose = 2.6% (dry). Amino acids (g [16g N]-1): Asparic acid = 11.5g. Threonine = 4.0g. Serine = 3.9g. Glutamic acid = 12.3g. Proline = 3.3g. Glycine = 4.3g. Alanine = 5.3g. Valine = 5.2g. Cysteine = 0.8g. Methionine = 1.3g. Isoleucine = 3.9g. Leucine = 6.6g. Tyrosine = 3.2g. Phenylalanine = 4.6g. Lysine = 4.9g. Histidine = 1.8g. Arginine = 4.6g. Minerals: Sulphur = 0.29% (dry). Potassium = 0.19% (dry). Magnesium = 0.48% (dry). Calcium = 2.14% (dry). Na = 0.20% (dry). K = 2.83% (dry). Zinc = 30mg/kg-1 (dry). Iron = 3080mg/kg-1 (dry). Manganese = 325mg/kg-1 (dry). Copper = 11mg/kg-1 (dry). Soil type favored by plant: in or near water, stems trailing on mud or floating on water. Vernacular names - Olpad, Surat district, Bombay Presidency: Narini bhaji. Western Rajasthan: Narz, Kalambi. Sudan - Arabic: Arkala. Ref. ABDELMUTI, GAMMIE; GUPTA & KANODIA, SAXENA; SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA, WATT.
Ipomoea leptophylla, Torr. Montana: "The Cheyennes, Arapahoes and Kiowas roast it for food when pressed by hunger, but it was by no means palatable or nutritious. Its enormous size and depth in the ground make its extraction by the ordinary Indian implements a work of much difficulty. It is found only in the southeastern part of Montana." Vernacular names - Big Root, Wild Potato Vine, Man Root, Man of the Earth. Ref. BLANKINSHIP, PALMER, YANOVSKY.
Ipomoea muricata, Cav.; Jacq.; Roxb. India: peduncles eaten. Ref. WATT.
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Mey. Native American: as for Ipomoea leptophylla. Vernacular names: Bigroot, Morning -Glory. Ref. RUSBY, SAUNDERS, YANOVSKY.
Ipomoea reniformis, Choisy. India: herb eaten. India (Madras Presidency): leaves eaten as greens. Vernacular names - Tamil: Perretay do. Telugu: Toinuatali. Ref. SHORTT, WATT.
Ipomoea reptans, Poir. India (Madras Presidency): leaves eaten as greens. Vernacular names - Tamil:Vellay keeray. Telugu:Tegada. Ref. SHORTT.
Ipomoea sepiaria, Koen. ex Roxb. India (Bombay Presidency): leaves and herb eaten; (Madras Presidency): leaves eaten as greens. Vernacular names - Bombay Presidency: Aumti. Tamil: Thalee do. Telugu: Puriti tige. Ref. GAMMIE, SHORTT, WATT.
Ipomoea tuberculata, Roem. & Schult. (syn. Ipomoea palmata, Forsk. Vernacular name - Hawaiian: Ka oli. Ref. CURREY.
Ipomoea turpethum, R. Br. Australia (North Queensland): young buds eaten when seeds are still white. Reportedly plentiful after the wet season. Ref. IRVINE.
Porana racemosa, Dalz. & Gibs.; Roxb. India (Deccan): peduncles eaten. Ref. WATT.
Rivea hypocrateriformis, Choisy. India (Bombay Presidency): leaves boiled in water, then added to bajri (millet) or jowari flour which is made into bread. Leaves are also boiled together with condiments, i.e. prepared into bhaji ; (Rajasthan, western ): young shoots and leaves eaten as vegetable; (Madras Presidency): herbs [sic] gathered, boiled with salt and chili peppers and eaten. Vernacular names - Bombay Presidency: Phang, Phangi, Phanji, Phandi. Indi, Bijapur district, Bombay Presidency: Matli. Sindgi, Bijapur district, Bombay Presidency: Masti -ganto. Western Rajasthan: Rotabel, Phanji. Tamil: Boodthee keeray. Telugu: Boddi kura. Ref. GAMMIE; GUPTA & KANODIA, SHANKARNARAYAN, SHORTT, WATT.