Rivina humilis
Bloodberry, Bloodberry, Rougeplant, Bloodberry Rougeplant, Baby Pepper, Coral Berry, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Small Pokeweed, Turkeyberry
Other regional names: Coralberry +3 more
- Coralberry
- Jumbi Pepper
- Jumby Pepper
- Slippery Bush
Also known as: ? canescens G.Don +17 more
- ? canescens G.Don
- Piercea acuminata Raf.
- Piercea glabra Mill.
- Piercea obliquata Raf.
- Piercea tomentosa Mill.
- Rivina acuminata Raf.
- Rivina andamanensis L.J.Singh & M.C.Naik
- Rivina aurantiaca Warsz. ex Schenk
- Rivina bengalensis S.C.Srivast. & T.K.Paul
- Rivina brasiliensis Nocca
- Rivina brasiliensis var. viridis (F.W.Schmidt) Moq.
- Rivina canescens D.Don ex Steud.
- Rivina glabra L.
- Rivina glabrata Kunth
- Rivina gracilis Salisb.
- Rivina herbacea Huber
- Rivina humilis subsp. canescens (G.Don) Moq.
- Rivina humilis subsp. orientalis (Moq.) H.Walter
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Petiveriaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Originating in North America and South America, Rivina humilis (commonly known as Bloodberry or Rougeplant) is a shrub belonging to the Petiveriaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) I., Comoros, Fiji, Galápagos, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Madeira, Malaya, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Seychelles, Society Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zaïre, Zimbabwe