Description
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a creeping plant with perennial vines and adventitious roots, some of which produce swollen tubers. … The leaves of sweet potato is used as potherb in Southeast Asia, they can also be used as forage and the leaf has rich protein content that helps to fill the nutritional gap.
Sweet potato leaves are cooked as a vegetable in many parts of the world. They are rich in vitamin B, ßcarotene, iron, calcium, zinc and protein, and the crop is more tolerant of diseases, pests and high moisture than many other leafy vegetables grown in the tropics.
