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''Rivina'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Petiveriaceae Petiveriaceae is a family of flowering plants formerly included as subfamily Rivinoideae in Phytolaccaceae. The family comprises nine genera, with about 20 known species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxo ...
. The name honors
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botanist Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (1652-1723).


Selected species

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Rivina brasiliensis ''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 (Ameri ...
'' Nocca * '' Rivina humilis'' L. – Pigeonberry (
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tropics and
subtropics The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of both hemispheres, they cover the middle latitudes from to approximately 35° north and ...
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Formerly placed here

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Trichostigma octandrum ''Trichostigma octandrum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Petiveriaceae. It was formerly placed in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae. It is native to the Neotropics. It is known in English as hoopvine (Florida), black basket wyth ...
'' (L.) H.Walter (as ''R. octandra'' L.)


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Petiveriaceae Caryophyllales genera {{Caryophyllales-stub