ABSTRACT
New Zealand spinach is native to the islands of New Zealand, as many coastal parts of New Zealand have been the homes to this creeping plant prior to the colonial period. For more than 200 years, it was the only exported vegetable native to New Zealand or Australia. New Zealand spinach is nutritionally almost similar to common spinach. The leaves and young shoot tips of New Zealand spinach are eaten raw or cooked as a green vegetable. However, it is a delicious curry when it is eaten after stir-frying. New Zealand spinach is effective in fighting against scurvy disease. It reduces the risk of heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's, sleep disorders, macular degeneration and several other degenerative diseases. New Zealand spinach is a perennial vegetable but grown as an annual crop. New Zealand spinach thrives best in frost-free cool weather coupled with full sunlight and keeps producing quality leaves throughout the summer in temperate regions.
