Aizoaceae
Tetragonia

Tetragonia trigyna Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 77 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Chatham Is., Kermadec Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • NZPCN (2025-continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. [Cited as Tetragonia implexicoma.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • NZPCN (2025-continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0