Rivina
Genus of flowering plants
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Rivina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Petiveriaceae.[3] The name honors German botanist Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (1652-1723).[4]
| Rivina | |
|---|---|
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| Rivina humilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Petiveriaceae |
| Genus: | Rivina L.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rivina humilis L.[2] | |
| Species | |
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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.)[5]
