botanical record · discovered

New Zealand Spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides

New Zealand Spinach · / · Epinard kanak, épinard de Nouvelle Zélande, tétragone · Neuseelandspinat · Neuseeländischer Spinat, Echter Neuseeland-Spinat · New Zealand spinach · New Zealand-spinach · Newzealandsk spinat · Nieuwzeelandse spinazie · Spinacio di Nuova Zelanda · Tétragone · Ysbigoglys Seland Newydd · espinafre · espinafre-da-nova-zelândia · Épinard de Nouvelle-Zélande

At a glance

Origin / distribution: AO, AT, BE

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cancer, Larvicide, Lung, Scurvy

Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES, BETA-CAROTENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Aizoaceae

Scientific name: Tetragonia tetragonioides

Common names: New Zealand Spinach, /, Epinard kanak, épinard de Nouvelle Zélande, tétragone, Neuseelandspinat, Neuseeländischer Spinat, Echter Neuseeland-Spinat, New Zealand spinach, New Zealand-spinach, Newzealandsk spinat, Nieuwzeelandse spinazie, Spinacio di Nuova Zelanda, Tétragone, Ysbigoglys Seland Newydd, espinafre, espinafre-da-nova-zelândia, Épinard de Nouvelle-Zélande

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, AO, AT, BE.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Cancer
Larvicide
Lung
Scurvy
Intestine

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

Elsewhere
AO
AT
BE

Documented cultural uses

Cancer
Larvicide
Lung
Scurvy
Intestine

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

Cancer · Elsewhere · "
Larvicide · Elsewhere · "
Lung · Elsewhere · "
Scurvy · Elsewhere · "
Intestine · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

Effect of saline irrigation on Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pall.) Kuntze grown on different soil types under greenhouse conditions. · 2025 source ↗
Phytochemical profiling, antioxidant capacity, and in vivo safety assessment of Warrigal spinach ( <i>Tetragonia tetragonioides</i> ) and Kensington Pride mango ( <i>Mangifera indica</i> ) extracts using Zebrafish larvae · 2026 source ↗
Multiple forms of carbonic anhydrase in Tetragonia tetragonioides leaves and the impact of heavy metal ions on enzyme activity. · 2024 source ↗