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|accepted_name=Rivina
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 121. 1753
|year=1753
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|title=Gen. Pl. ed.
|place=5, 57. 1754
|year=1754
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|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Phytolaccaceae;Rivina
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Phytolaccaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Rivina]]</div></div>
|etymology=For A. Q. Rivinus, 1652–1723, professor of botany at Leipzig
|volume=Volume 4
|mention_page=page 3, 4
|treatment_page=page 9
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism texture;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism duration;whole_organism texture;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs </b>or subshrubs, perennial, woody at base.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="leaf arrangement"><b>Leaves </b>alternate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="inflorescence architecture"><b>Inflorescences </b>axillary or terminal racemes, 5–50-flowered.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="sepal quantity"><b>Flowers:</b> sepals 4;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="stamen quantity">stamens 4;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="carpel quantity;ovary architecture">carpel 1, ovary 1-loculed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="style presence">style present;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="stigma quantity;stigma architecture or shape">stigma 1, capitate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="fruits berry coloration;fruits berry shape"><b>Fruits </b>berries, red to orange or yellow, subglobose.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="seed quantity"><b>Seed </b>1.</span><!--

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|distribution=North America;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;Asia;Pacific Islands;Australia
|discussion=<p>Species 1.</p><!--
--><p>The fruits of Rivina have been called berries, drupes, or, by those unwilling to commit themselves, simply fruits. The most recent study of fruit morphology and anatomy (D. D. Nautiyal and S. C. Gupta 1984) uses the term “berry.”</p>
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|references={{Treatment/Reference
|id=kajale1954a
|text=Kajale, L. B. 1954. A contribution to the embryology of the Phytolaccaceae II. Fertilization and the development of embryo, seed and fruit in Rivina humilis Linnaeus and Phytolacca dioica Linnaeus. J. Indian Bot. Soc. 33: 206–225.
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|id=nautiyal1984a
|text=Nautiyal, D. D. and S. C. Gupta. 1984. Ovule ontogeny and seed coat development in Rivina humilis Linnaeus. In: D. D. Nautiyal, ed. 1984. Developmental and Comparative Aspects of Plant Structure and Function. Proceedings of the National Symposium. Allahabad. Pp. 55–70.
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name=Rivina
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=genus
|parent rank=family
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Phytolaccaceae
|distribution=North America;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America;Asia;Pacific Islands;Australia
|reference=kajale1954a;nautiyal1984a
|publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed.
|publication year=1753;1754
|special status=
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|genus=Rivina
|carpel quantity=1
|fruits berry coloration=red;orange or yellow
|fruits berry shape=subglobose
|inflorescence architecture=5-50-flowered
|leaf arrangement=alternate
|ovary architecture=1-loculed
|seed quantity=1
|sepal quantity=4
|stamen quantity=4
|stigma architecture or shape=capitate
|stigma quantity=1
|style presence=absent
|whole_organism duration=perennial;perennial
|whole_organism growth form=subshrub;herb
|whole_organism texture=woody;woody
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