Rivina
For the IBM PowerPC microprocessor, see IBM Rivina.
| Rivina | |
|---|---|
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| Rivina humilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Phytolaccaceae |
| Genus: | Rivina L.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rivina humilis L.[2] | |
| Species | |
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Rivina is a genus of flowering plants in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae.[1] The name honors German botanist Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (1652-1723).[3]
Selected species
- Rivina humilis L. – Pigeonberry (American tropics and subtropics)
Formerly placed here
- Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H.Walter (as R. octandra L.)[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Genus: Rivina L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ↑ "Rivina L.". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. 4 R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. pp. 2322–2323. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
- ↑ "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