Cookbook:Waterleaf

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Nigerian waterleaf

Waterleaf (Talinum fruticosum) is a leafy green vegetable, grown primarily in West Africa, the Caribbean, and Central/South America.

Name

Waterleaf goes by a variety of names, including:

• Ceylon spinach
• cariru
• gbure
• Surinam purslane
• Philippine spinach
• Florida spinach
• potherb fameflower
• Lagos bologi
• Sweetheart
• Kutu bataw