( 1781 ) 

 Rivina humilis. Downy Rivina. 



Class and Order. 

 Tetrandria Monogynia. 



Generic Character. 



Cor. 4-petala, persistens. Cal.O. Bacca 1 -sperma : semine 

 lentilbrmi. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Rivina humilis ; racemis simplicibus, floribus tetrandria 



foliis pubescentibus. Willd. Sp. PL 1. p. 694. Hort. 



Kew. ed. alt. 1. p. 273. Mart. Mill Diet. n. 1. 

 Rivina humilis racemosa, baccis puniceis. Plum. Gen. 48. 

 Rivinia. Hort. Cliff. 35. Jussieu Gen. 84. 

 Rivina humilis. Brown Jam. p. 148. Gcertn. Fruct. p. 375. 



t. 77. f. 5. 

 Pierce a tomentosa ; foliis cordatis pubescentibus. Mill. 



Diet. ed. 7. 

 Solanum barbadense racemosum minus tinctorium. Pluk. 



Aim. 353. t. 112. f. 2. Moris. Hist. 3. p. 522. n. 23. 

 Solanoides americana circseae foliis canescentibus. Tournef. 



Act. 1706. 

 Amaranthus baccifer circseae foliis. Commel. Hort. 1. p. 127. 



t.66. 

 Phytolacca americana fructu minori. Boerh. Lugd. 2. 



p. 70. 



This plant was named by Plumier in honour of the 

 celebrated Leipsic Botanist, Aug. Quirinus Rivinvs, who 

 flourished in the time of Tournefort and Ray. It is an 

 old inhabitant of our stoves,- where, when kept free from 

 insects and in a high temperature, it makes a pretty appear- 

 ance; for although the flowers are not very conspicuous, 

 yet being of a good white, when first expanded, they 



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