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Definition of Rivina humilis
1. Noun. Bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas.
Group relationships: Genus Rivina, Rivina
Generic synonyms: Houseplant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rivina Humilis
Literary usage of Rivina humilis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908)
"The wood-fibres of Rivina humilis are septate in some places. The following
statements regarding the structure of the cortex are based on my own examination ..."
2. Transactions of the Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science, Kansas Academy of Science Meeting (1899)
"1075. Petiveria alliacea, L. Duval county, C 2341; Eustis, N 1727; Palm Beach,
C 5520, H 1597. 1076. Rivina humilis, L. Eustis, N 1273; Palm Beach, C 5383, ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Species 3 (Walter, Engler's Pflanzenreich, hft. 39), native of Trop. and Subtrop.
Amer., but intro. into Asia and Afr. 3412. Rivina humilis. ..."
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