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Rivina humilis​.jpg

Rivina humilis  L.

Baby Pepper, Blood Berry, Bloodberry Rougeplant, Coral Berry, Coralberry, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant, Rouge-plant, Rougeplant, Small Pokeweed, Turkeyberry

Plants > Angiosperms > Phytolaccaceae > Rivina humilis

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Caryophyllales
​Family: Phytolaccaceae
Genus: Rivina
Species: humilis


  • Common names: Baby Pepper, Blood Berry, Bloodberry Rougeplant, Coral Berry, Coralberry, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry, Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant, Rouge-plant, Rougeplant, Small Pokeweed, Turkeyberry
  • Thai names: พริกฝรั่ง phrik farang (Bangkok)​
  • Chinese names: 数珠珊瑚 shu zhu shan hu
  • Distribution: Native to the tropical and sub-tropical Americas, widely introduced in other parts of the world. (Considered a serious weed in Melanesia).
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (A.Muang)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: ID credit Been Aiyakool.
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Image locations

Images of Rivina humilis​ from Thailand.
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Rivina humilis, Muang Chiang Mai, August
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Rivina humilis, Muang Chiang Mai, August

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​​
Invasive Species Compendium
Weeds of Austrailia
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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