);  తోటకూర  ( Telugu );Rajgira ( Marathi );  முளைக் கீரை  ( Tamil ), cheera  ചീര  ( Malayalam ); bayam ( Indonesian ); phak khom  ผักโขม  ( Thai ); tampala, or quelite, ( Oriya ); Khada Saga, are a common leaf vegetable throughout the tropics and in many warm temperate regions. It is very popular in India. They are a