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Rivina

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Noun1.Rivina - small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and subtropical America
caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
family Phytolaccaceae, Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family - chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma
blood berry, bloodberry, Rivina humilis, rouge plant, rougeberry - bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas


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Rivina Humilus Among the prettier of the rapid-growing house plants is white-flowered, red-fruited Rivina humilus, the rouge berry plant.
We reported previously that from among 25 plant species studied, a weak but significant bacteriostatic activity was detected in extracts of Rivina humilis, Crateva tapia, Funastrum claucum, Schinopsis balansae and Vassobia breviflora (Salvat et al.
 
 
 
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