Article Nº 1317 Plant Vol. I · p. 789
New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia expansa)
Original title: Espinafre (Tetragonia expansa)
New Zealand spinach, cultivated and naturalised in Madeira, used for esparregado; true spinach is unknown on the island.
A plant from Australia and Japan, cultivated and naturalised in Madeira. Its leaves are used for purée of greens (esparregado). The spinach known by the botanical name Spinacea oleracea is common in Portugal but unknown in Madeira.