
Tetragonia tetragonoides
New Zealand Spinach
As recorded: Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Aizoaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 979/T
- Date
- November 13, 1997
- Locality
- Houma area
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Identified by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 13, 1997, Sykes, W.R. also collected 14 other specimens.
Tetragonia tetragonoides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,995 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
M2RV+77, 35350 Saint-Coulomb, France
(c) lejocelyn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
The Esplanade, Paradise Point, QLD, AU
(c) Stephen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
North Curl Curl, NSW, AU
(c) benhope, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Île Renote, Trégastel, Bretagne, FR
(c) t_tully, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Nambucca Heads, NSW, AU
(c) Twitchnickie62, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Bay of Fires Conservation Area, Binalong Bay, TAS, AU
(c) Sue Tardif, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tetragonia tetragonoides. BISH 752685. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956523062. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/752685.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956523062 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
