ON THIS PLANT
Rivina humilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Petiveriaceae. It was formerly placed in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae. It can be found in the southern United States, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America. Common names include pigeonberry, rougeplant, baby peppers, bloodberry, and coralito. The specific epithet means "dwarfish" or "lowly" in Latin, referring to the plant's short stature.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Rivina
- Family
- Petiveriaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 1.83 m
- Mature Spread
- 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White, Pink
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Winter
- Harvest Time
- Summer, Fall
- Native Area
- Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Jamaica, Uruguay, Colombia, Bahamas, Cuba, Paraguay, Argentina, Haiti, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Suriname, Costa Rica
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Coralberry en Pigeonberry en Rougeplant en Turkeyberry en Bloodberry en Bloodberry rougeplant en Baby pepper en Inkberry en Small pokeweed en Jumby Pepper en Jumbi Pepper en Slippery Bush en Wild tomato en Cat's blood en Dogberry en Dog blood en Jumbie basil en Jumbie pepper en Coralito