Bonmorich / Baby Pepper
Rivina humilis
Also known as Bloodberry, Coralito, Inkberry, Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant, Small Pokeweeed
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- November-August
How to identify Bonmorich
Identify Bonmorich by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Clusters of small bright red berries (bloodberry).
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Phytolaccaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bonmorich.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rivina humilis
- Genus
- Rivina
- Family
- Phytolaccaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Along roadsides and waste places
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Pantropical weed
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Telangana, Chandigarh, Mizoram, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Nagaland, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“Flowers are on racemes 4–15 cm (1.6–5.9 in) long with a peduncle 1–5 cm (0.39–1.97 in) in length and pedicels 2–8 mm (0.079–0.315 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruit is a glossy, bright red berry 2.5–5 mm (0.098–0.197 in) in diameter.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bonmorich itself; the rest are typical of the Phytolaccaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- বনমরিচ Bonmorich, ব্যান্ডেল ফুল
- Malayalam
- രക്തനെല്ലി, Rivina humilis, ചെടിത്തക്കാളി
About Bonmorich
A member of the Phytolaccaceae family, Baby Pepper (Rivina humilis) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 19 other states. It grows in along roadsides and waste places. Flowering and fruiting run from November to August.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental and a source of dye or tannin.
Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweed Family
Bonmorich belongs to the Phytolaccaceae family.
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