Indian spinach. Greens. It is used in the same way as ordinary spinach.

Synonyms in other languages

Gujarati

• palak

Hindi

• basalai soppu
• dantin sippu
• पालक (palak)

Kannada

• palak

Konkani

• palak
• vaali

Latin names

• Amaranth oleraceus
• Amaranthus gangeticus
• Basella alba
• Basella rubra
• Spinaceae oleraceae

Malayalam

• vasala cheera

Malaysian and Indonesian

• bajem

Marathi

• mayalu
• palak

Tamil

• பசலை க்கீரை (pasalai keerai)
• பசலை தண்டு (pasalai thandu)

Telugu

• pachali koora
• palak
• పాల కూర (paalakura)

Countries

• Bangladesh
• India

Regions

• West Bengal