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Synonyms: |
Demidovia tetragonoides Pall. Tetragonia expansa Murray Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze |
Common names: | New Zealand spinach (English) |
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Status: | Introduced and possibly naturalised |
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: | M.L. Goncalves in FZ 4: 555 gives records from salt marsh sandy flats in two Mozambique divisions (GI and M). Although not clearly stated, it is implied that the species is naturalised in these localities. We have also taken the species to be cultivated in Mozambique although we have no specific records. |
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Habitat: | In salt marsh sandy flats |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native to New Zealand; widely cultivated elsewhere as a vegetable |
Mozambique distribution: | GI,M |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content 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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