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392.0000 Family Aizoaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 15 (1820), nom. cons.
127 genera, ca. 1900 spp.
Species listed in database: 1778; hybrids: 11
= Galeniaceae Raf.; Amer. J. Sci. (New York) 1: 376 (1819)
= Mesembryaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 37, 41 (1829)
= Mesembryanthemaceae Philib.; Intr. Bot., ed. 2, 3: 268 (1801), nom. cons.
= Sesuviaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 83 (1834)
= Tetragoniaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 209 (1836), nom. cons.
392.5003 Genus Tetragonia L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 480 (1753)
Distribution: N- and South Africa, Southeast and E-Asia, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Polynesia, S-America (arid parts of Peru and Chile)
Species listed in database: 50
= Demidovia Pall.; Enum. Hort. Demidof 150, t. 1 (1781)
= Ludolfia Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 244 (1763)
= Tetragonella Miq.; Pl. Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1: 245 (1844)
= Tetragonocarpos Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4 (1754)
species :
Tetragonia acanthocarpa Adamson; J. S. African Bot. 21: 146 (1955)
Distribution: Ethiopia [I]; ?Somalia [I]; Kenya [I]; South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov.)
24 eth 25 ken 27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia angustifolia Barnéoud; Fl. Chil. [Gay] 2: 470 (1847)
Distribution: Chile (Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo)
85 CLE
species :
Tetragonia arbuscula Fenzl ex Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 467 (1862)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia arbuscula var. latifolia Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 467 (1862)
= Tetragonia arbuscula var. linearis Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 467 (1862)
species :
Tetragonia caesia Adamson; J. S. African Bot. 21: 147 (1955)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia calycina Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 466 (1862)
Distribution: Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (North-West Prov., Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia karasmontana Dinter; (nomen)
species :
Tetragonia chenopodioides Eckl. & Zeyh.; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 324 (1837)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia macrostylis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27(1-2): 124 (1899)
species :
Tetragonia copiapina Phil.; Anales Univ. Chile 85: 169 (1894)
Distribution: Chile (Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo)
85 CLE
species :
Tetragonia coronata Rye & Trudgen; Nuytsia 10(3): 459 (1996)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Tetragonia cristata C.A.Gardner ex A.M.Prescott; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 6(2): 181 (1983)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia: Meekatharra area)
50 AUS
species :
Tetragonia crystallina L´Hér.; Stirp. Nov. 81. t. 39 (1784)
Distribution: S-Peru
83 PER
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Tetragonia decumbens Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 2 (1768)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], South Australia [I], Victoria [I])
27 NAM SAF 50 aus
Synonyms: hidden
= Aizoon perfoliatum L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 261 (1782)
= Tetragonia obovata Haw.; Revis. Pl. Succ. 73 (1821)
= Tetragonia perfoliata (L.f.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916, 650 (1917)
= Tetragonia tetrapteris Haw.; Misc. Nat. 121 (1803)
= Tetragonia zeyheri Fenzl ex Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 465 (1862)
species :
Tetragonia diptera F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 11: 8 (1878)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia: around Shark Bay)
50 AUS
species :
Tetragonia distorta Fenzl ex Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 467 (1862)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia echinata Aiton; Hort. Kew. [W.Aiton] 3: 177 (1789)
Name: Stacheliger Spinat (DE); Espinaca de mar (ES)
Distribution: Canary Isl. [I] (Gran Canaria [I]); South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
21 cny 27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia erecta Adamson; J. S. African Bot. 21: 129 (1955)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia eremaea Ostenf.; Biol. Meddel. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. 3(2): 59 (1921)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Tetragonia espinosae Munoz; J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 248 (1939)
Distribution: Chile (Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo)
85 CLE
species :
Tetragonia fruticosa L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 480 (1753)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia fruticosa var. lanceolata Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 466 (1862)
= Tetragonia fruticosa var. linearis (Haw.) Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 466 (1862)
= Tetragonia lanceolata Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. [N.L.Burman] Prodr. Fl. Cap. 14 (1768)
= Tetragonia linearis Haw.; Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 73 (1821)
species :
Tetragonia galenioides Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 463 (1862)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Tetragonia glauca Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 468 (1862)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
species :
Tetragonia halimoides Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 463 (1862)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Tetragonia haworthii Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 468 (1862)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia herbacea L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 480 (1753)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia hirsuta L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 258 (1782)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia villosa Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 7: 604 (1806)
species :
Tetragonia implexicoma (Miq.) Hook.f.; Bot. Antarct. Voy. III (Fl. Tasman.) 1: 148 (1856)
Distribution: Australia (coastal: Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria); Lord Howe Isl.; Norfolk Isl.; New Zealand; Chatham Isl.
50 AUS LHI NFK 51 CTM NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonella implexicoma Miq.; Pl. Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1: 245 (1844) (amplexicoma)
= Tetragonia expansa var. strongylocarpa Endl.; Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. [Endlicher] 73 (1833)
= Tetragonia strongylocarpa (Endl.) W.R.B.Oliv.; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 49: 137 (1917)
= Tetragonia trigyna Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.; Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) 1: 77 (1854)
= Trianthema maidenii S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 207 (1920)
species :
Tetragonia lasiantha Adamson; J. S. African Bot. 21: 129 (1955)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia macrocarpa Phil.; Fl. Atacam. 19 (1860)
Distribution: Peru; N-Chile (Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo); Desventuradas Isl.
83 PER 85 CLE DSV
species :
Tetragonia macroptera Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 11 (1888)
Distribution: S-Namibia; South Africa (North-West Prov., N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
species :
Tetragonia maritima Barnéoud; Fl. Chil. [Gay] 2: 469 (1847)
Distribution: Chile (Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo)
85 CLE
species :
Tetragonia microcarpa Phil.; Anales Univ. Chile 717 (1872)
Distribution: S-Peru; Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama)
83 PER 85 CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia kuntzei Buchw.; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 110 (1898)
= Tetragonia macrocarpa var. microcarpa (Phil.) Reiche; Anales Univ. Chile 100: 370 (1898)
= Tetragonia tenella I.M.Johnst.; Contr. Gray Herb. 85: 34 (1929)
= Tetragonia trigona Phil.; Anales Mus. Nac., Santiago de Chile 24 (1891)
species :
Tetragonia microptera Fenzl ex Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 461 (1862)
Distribution: S-Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.); St. Helena [I]
27 NAM SAF 28 sth
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia cynocrambe Dinter; (1955)
= Tetragonia microptera var. monosperma Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 461 (1862)
= Tetragonia microptera var. platycarpa Adamson
= Tetragonia microptera var. trisperma Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 461 (1862)
species :
Tetragonia moorei M.Gray; Telopea 7(2): 119 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Tetragonia namaquensis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 124 (1899)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia nigrescens Eckl. & Zeyh.; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 323 (1837)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.); Australia [I] (New South Wales [I])
27 SAF 50 aus
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia heterophylla Eckl. & Zeyh.; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 3: 324 (1837)
= Tetragonia nigrescens var. hirsuta Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 463 (1862)
= Tetragonia nigrescens var. hirta Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 463 (1862)
= Tetragonia nigrescens var. maritima Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 463 (1862)
= Tetragonia nigrescens var. pruinosa Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 463 (1862)
species :
Tetragonia ovata Phil.; Anales Univ. Chile 85: 168 (1894)
Distribution: Peru; Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo)
83 PER 85 CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia philippii V.V.Byalt; Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 36: 284 (2004), nom. nov. superfl.
= Tetragonia pusilla Phil.; Anales Univ. Chile 41: 716 (1872)
= Tetragonia robusta Phil.; Anales Univ. Chile 85: 169 (1894) (non Fenzl & Sond.)
species :
Tetragonia pedunculata Phil.; Anales Univ. Chile 717 (1872)
Distribution: Peru; Chile (Atacama)
83 PER 85 CLE
species :
Tetragonia pillansii Adamson; J. S. African Bot. 21: 142 (1955)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia portulacoides Fenzl ex Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 462 (1862)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia rangeana Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 504 (1912)
Distribution: S-Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Tetragonia reduplicata Welw. ex Oliv.; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 2: 583 (1871)
Distribution: SW-Angola; Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
26 ANG 27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia arbusculoides Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 503 (1912)
species :
Tetragonia robusta Fenzl ex Harv. & Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 467 (1862)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
variant :
var. psiloptera (Fenzl) Adamson; J. S. African Bot. 21: 124 (1955)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia psiloptera Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 466 (1862)
species :
Tetragonia rosea Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 124 (1899)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia saligna Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 469 (1862)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., N-CapeProv.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia saligna var. extrusa Adamson; (1955)
= Tetragonia saligna var. latifolia Adamson; (1955)
species :
Tetragonia sarcophylla Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 468 (1862)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
variant :
var. saxatilis (E.Phillips) Adamson; J. S. African Bot. 21: 126 (1955)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetragonia saxatilis E.Phillips; Ann. S. African Mus. 9: 106 (1913)
species :
Tetragonia sphaerocarpa Adamson; J. S. African Bot. 21: 141 (1955)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia spicata L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 258 (1782)
Distribution: Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Free State, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 BOT NAM SAF
variant :
var. laxa Adamson; J. S. African Bot. 21: 117 (1955)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Tetragonia tetragonoides (Pall.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 264 (1891)
Name: Neuseeländischer Spinat (DE), Espinaca de Nueva Zelandia (ES), New Zealand ice plant, New Zealand Spinach (EN)
Distribution: England [I] (England [I], Wales [I], Isle of Man [I], Isles of Scilly [I]); Germany [I]; Switzerland [I]; Austria [I]; Portugal [I]; Spain [I]; Baleares [I]; France [I]; Italy [I]; Croatia [I]; Greece [I]; Morocco [I]; Algeria [I]; Libya [I]; Azores [I] (Santa Maria Isl. [I], Sao Miguel Isl. [I], Terceira [I], Graciosa [I], Pico [I], Faial [I], Flores Isl. [I], Corvo Isl. [I]); Madeira [I] (Madeira Isl. [I], Porto Santo Isl. [I]); Canary Isl. [I] (Gran Canaria [I], La Gomera [I], La Palma [I]); Cape Verde Isl. [I] (Sao Vicente Isl. [I]); Somalia [I]; Mozambique [I]; South Africa [I] (KwaZulu-Natal [I]); Ascension Isl. [I]; St. Helena [I]; Madagascar [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Rodrigues [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; Israel [I] (coastal W-Israel [I]); China (Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan); South Korea; Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku); Ryukyu Isl.; Bonin Isl. (Keetaajima, Nakohdojima, Chichijima, Minamijima, Hahajima, Hirashima); Taiwan; Vietnam [I]; Philippines [I]; Java [I]; Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], Northern Territory [I], South Australia [I], Queensland [I], New South Wales [I], Victoria [I], Tasmania [I]); Lord Howe Isl.; Norfolk Isl.; New Zealand (incl. Three Kings Isl., Stewart Isl.); Chatham Isl.; New Caledonia [I]; Tonga [I] (Tongatapu [I], ´Eua [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Raivavae [I], Rapa Iti [I], Rimatara [I]); Easter Isl. [I]; Hawaii [I] (Midway Isl. [I], Nihoa [I], Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); USA [I] (California [I], Connecticut [I], Florida [I], Massachusetts [I], North Carolina [I], Oregon [I], Pennsylvania [I], West Virginia [I], Wisconsin [I]); Mexico [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Puerto Rico [c]; Ecuador [I]; Galapagos [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia [I]; SE-Brazil [I]; Argentina [I] (Buenos Aires [I], Cordoba [I], Entre Rios [I], Formosa Prov. [I], Tucuman [I]); Chile [I] (Atacama [I], Coquimbo [I], Valparaíso [I], O´Higgins [I], Maule [I], Biobío [I], Los Rios [I], Los Lagos [I]); Desventuradas Isl. [I]; Juan Fdz. Isl. [I]
10 grb 11 aut ger swi 12 bal fra por spa 13 cro grc ita 20 alg lby mor 21 azo cny cvi mdr 24 som 26 moz 27 saf 28 asc sth 29 mau mdg reu rod 32 uzb 34 isr 36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NNS OGA TAI 41 vie 42 jaw phi 50 aus LHI NFK 51 CTM NZL 60 nwc ton 61 aui eas 63 haw 73 usa 74 usa 75 usa 76 usa 78 usa 79 mex 80 hon nic 81 pue 83 bol ecu gal per 84 bra 85 arg cle dsv jnf
Synonyms: hidden
= Demidovia tetragonoides Pall.; Enum. Hort. Demidof 150 (1781)
= Tetragonia borealis Batt. & Trab.; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 8: 226 (1917)
= Tetragonia cornuta Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 483 (1791)
= Tetragonia expansa Murray; Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 6: 13 (1783), nom. superfl.
= Tetragonia expansa var. cornuta (Gaertn.) Endl.; Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. [Endlicher] 72 (1833)
= Tetragonia halimifolia G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr. 39 (1786)
= Tetragonia implexicoma var. chathamica F.Muell.; (1864)
= Tetragonia inermis F.Muell.; Linnaea 25: 384 (1852)
= Tetragonia japonica Thunb.; Fl. Jap. [Thunberg] 208 (1784) et Syst. Veg., ed. 14: 467 (1784)
= Tetragonia purpurea Otto ex Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2: 234 (1830)
= Tetragonia quadricornis Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 127 (1812)
= Tetragonia striata Larrañaga; Escritos Damaso Antonio Larrañaga 2: 173 (1923)
species :
Tetragonia verrucosa Fenzl; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 465 (1862)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
species :
Tetragonia vestita I.M.Johnst.; Contr. Gray Herb. 81: 88 (1928)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Tetragonia virgata Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 125 (1899)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
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