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Aizoaceae
Tetragonia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pallas) Kuntze. Common name: New Zealand Spinach. Phenology: Jul-Nov. Habitat: Persistent after cultivation. Distribution: Native of e. Asia.

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Subgenus: Tetragonioides.

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: T. tetragonoides is a member of subgenus Tetragonioides (Taylor 1994). The correct spelling of the epithet is 'tetragonoides'.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO; Demidovia tetragonoides Pall. = n/a — Pa; = Tetragonia expansa Murray — RAB, S, S13, WV; = Tetragonia tetragonioides — C, F, Fl5, FNA4, G, NS, NY, WH3, Boetsch (2002), Taylor (1994), orthographic variant. Basionym: Demidovia tetragonoides Pall. 1781

Links to other floras: = Tetragonia tetragonioides - FNA4

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