Tetragonia L. >
Petaloid staminodes absent. Leaves broad, flat Tetragonia
Flowers sessile or subsessile
Styles 2–3. Fruit 2–4 mm long, papillose, truncate at top with 3–4 projections. Leaves ovate to circular 1–3 cm long. Flowers in groups of 2–5 . Stamens usually as many as perianth segments and alternating with them. Introd. from S. Africa. Tetragonia microptera