Common name
English: New zealand spinach
German: Neuseelandspinat
Mandarin: 番杏 (fan xing)
Portuguese: Espinafre de Nova Zelândia
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Aizoaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Tetragonia (1)
Epithet: tetragonioides (Pallas) Kuntze (1)
Synonyms: Demidovia tetragonoides Pall., Tetragonia expansa Murr.
expansa => expanded, stretched out, spread out
tetragonioides => tetra, four and gonia, angle, referring to the 4-angled fruits
tetragonoides => four-angled
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green
External links
Check for Tetragonia tetragonioides at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [379] Tetragonia tetragonioides - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)