Rivina

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Rivina
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Rivina humilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Petiveriaceae
Genus: Rivina
L. [1]
Type species
Rivina humilis
L. [2]
Species

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Rivina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Petiveriaceae. [3] The name honors German botanist Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (1652-1723). [4]

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References

  1. "Genus: Rivina L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  2. "Rivina L." Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  3. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–20. doi: 10.1111/boj.12385 .
  4. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. 4 R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. pp. 2322–2323. ISBN   978-0-8493-2678-3.
  5. "GRIN Species Records of Rivina". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

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