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Rivina
Rivina humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Petiveriaceae
Genus:	Rivina L.
Type species
Rivina humilis L.
Species
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Rivina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Petiveriaceae. The name honors German botanist Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (1652-1723).

Selected species

• Rivina brasiliensis Nocca
• Rivina humilis L. – Pigeonberry (American tropics and subtropics)

Formerly placed here

• Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H.Walter (as R. octandra L.)

References

1. "Genus: Rivina L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
2. "Rivina L." Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
3. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–20. doi:10.1111/boj.12385.
4. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 4 R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. pp. 2322–2323. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
5. "GRIN Species Records of Rivina". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

External links

Media related to Rivina at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Rivina at Wikispecies

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