Sin: නිවිතිගල nivitigala
‘Spinach Rock’ SBP, Sri Lanka
From Sin: nivithi, ‘Malabar or Ceylon spinach’, ‘Malabar nightshade’ [Basella alba] and gala, ‘stone, rock, rocky place’.
This is a tall, climbing vine with fleshy green leaves and green or purply-red stems, which can be grown as a herb or spinach substitute.
