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'''''Tetragonia''''' is a genus of 50-60 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Aizoaceae]], native to temperate and subtropical regions mostly of the [[Southern Hemisphere]], in [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]], southern [[Africa]] and [[South America]]. The best known species of ''Tetragonia'' is the leafy [[vegetable]] [[food]] [[crop]], ''[[Tetragonia tetragonioides]]'', or New Zealand spinach. Plants of the ''Tetragonia'' genus are [[herbs]] or small [[shrubs]]. [[Leaves]] are alternate and [[succulent]], with flowers typically yellow and small . [[Fruit]] are initially succulent but become dry and woody with age.<ref> Beadle, N.C.W., Part II, ''Students Flora of North Eastern New South Wales'', University of New England, 1972, IBSN 85834-040-2. </ref> New Zealand spinach is widely cultivated as a summer leafy vegetable. {{Inc| Tetragonia (Greek, four-angled, referring to the usually four-angled fruit). Aizoaceae. Here is included a garden vegetable of minor importance. Herbs or subshrubs from the southern hemisphere and Japan; usually decumbent: lvs. alternate, short-petioled, somewhat fleshy: fls. yellow, green, or reddish, axillary, apetalous; calyx 3-5-lobed.—Only 1 species in cult., but 20 or more species are known in E. Asia and the southern hemisphere. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== About 50-60 species, including{{wp}}:<br/> ''Tetragonia angustifolia''<br/> ''Tetragonia arbuscula''<br/> ''Tetragonia copiapina''<br/> ''Tetragonia coronata''<br/> ''Tetragonia cristata''<br/> ''Tetragonia crystallina''<br/> ''Tetragonia decumbens''<br/> ''Tetragonia diptera''<br/> ''Tetragonia eremaea''<br/> ''Tetragonia espinosae''<br/> ''Tetragonia fruticosa''<br/> ''Tetragonia herbacea''<br/> ''Tetragonia implexicoma''<br/> ''Tetragonia macrocarpa''<br/> ''Tetragonia maritima''<br/> ''Tetragonia ovata''<br/> ''Tetragonia moore''<br/> ''Tetragonia nigrescens''<br/> ''Tetragonia pedunculata''<br/> ''[[Tetragonia tetragonioides]]''<br/> ''Tetragonia trigyna''<br/> ''Tetragonia vestita'' ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:PTetragonia2.JPG| Image:Tetragonia3.JPG| Image:Tetragonia1.JPG| </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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