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Synonyms: |
Demidovia tetragonoides Pall. Tetragonia expansa Murray Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze |
Common names: | New Zealand spinach (English) |
Description: | Prostrate or prostrate-ascending, ± succulent, annual herb with stout trailing stems. Leaves petiolate; lamina rhombic or deltate; base cuneate and decurrent into the petiole. Flowers axillary, subsessile, greenish or yellowish, solitary or paired. Perianth-segments 4 unequal. Stamens twice as many (or fewer) as the perianth-segments. Ovary semi-inferior, with 5-8 carpels and 5-8 styles. Fruit up to 10 × 7 mm, (3-)4(-5)-horned. |
Notes: | This species is purely cultivated in Zimbabwe. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native to New Zealand; widely cultivated elsewhere as a vegetable |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Tuesday 30 April 2013 |
Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Tetragoniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 555. As Tetragonia tetragonoides Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 195. |
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