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Tetragonia tetragonoides
New Zealand Spinach
As recorded: Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1406.O
- Date
- November 28, 1909
- Locality
- Near Makapuu Pt
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 28, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 5 other specimens.
Tetragonia tetragonoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 126 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Kalanianaole Hwy, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-15
Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Mokuleia, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-26
Kaneohe
(c) milomilo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tetragonia tetragonoides. BISH 20177. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956243465. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20177.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956243465 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026