title: Rivina
text: # Rivina
  
  Rivina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Petiveriaceae. The name honors German botanist Augustus Quirinus Rivinus (1652-1723).
  
  ## Selected species
  
  * Rivina brasiliensis Nocca
  * Rivina humilis L. – Pigeonberry (American tropics and subtropics)
  
  ### Formerly placed here
  
  * Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H.Walter (as R. octandra L.)
  