2370.000 Rivina L.

Description of the genus

Herbs, sometimes woody at base. Leaves petiolate. Inflorescence a raceme, terminal and axillary. Flowers bisexual, ± actinomorphic. Sepals 4, free Stamens 4. Ovary with 1 carpel and 1 stigma. Fruit spherical, usually red. Seed 1.

Derivation of name: named after August Rivinus (1652-1723), German physiologist, professor of botany at Leipzig.

Worldwide: 1 species from S USA to tropical America

Rwanda: 1 taxon.

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humilis L.		Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Rivina
Flora of the DRC: Rivina
Flora of Mozambique: Rivina
Flora of Zambia: Rivina
Flora of Zimbabwe: Rivina
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Rivina

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rivina
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rivina
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rivina
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rivina
JSTOR Plant Science: Rivina
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rivina
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Tropicos: Rivina
Wikipedia: Rivina