Pigeonberry
റിവിന ഹുമിലിസ്ব্যান্ডেল ফুল
Rivina humilis L.
- light
- Shade
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 38 cm
- wide
- 61 cm
Petiveriaceae
Also called Rougeplant, Coral berry, Pigeon berry, Bloodberry, Baby Pepper
Formerly Piercea acuminata, Piercea glabra, Piercea obliquata, Piercea tomentosa, and 25 more
When it flowers
Flowers all year in the tropics.
Read from iNaturalist photographs of it in flower. A month counts at 50% of the best month's flowering share (smoothed over three months) and 10% of its flowering count, from at least 100 flowering observations in the band.
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- SubshrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- SubtropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Trop. & Subtrop. AmericaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Shade (under 3 h)Read from Austin Watershed Protection, one source
- Height
- 30 cm to 46 cmRead from Austin Watershed Protection, one source
- Spread
- 61 cmRead from Austin Watershed Protection, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from Austin Watershed Protection, one source
- Flowers
- WhiteRead from Austin Watershed Protection, one source
Not known yet: coldest it survives, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- Spanish
- Bajatripa, Coralito, Sangre de toro
- root
- goycocoi, ichi' bok, itzil-cua
- Chinese
- 數珠珊瑚, 珊瑚珠, 数珠珊瑚
- Chinese (China)
- 数珠珊瑚
- Japanese
- ジュズサンゴ
- Indonesian
- Getih-Getihan
- French
- Rivine humble
- Danish
- Sminkebær
- Afrikaans
- Bloedbessie, bloedbessie
- Thai
- พริกฝรั่ง
- Portuguese
- baga-de-sangue, Murta-velame
- Russian
- Ривина низкая
Where this comes from
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0 (observation counts)
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Austin Watershed Protection, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-26, CC BY-SA
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-26, CC BY-SA
- iNaturalist, read 2026-10-26, CC BY
- 3D model: Rivina humilis (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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