✿Phytolaccaceae · Rivina
Bonmorich / Baby Pepper
Rivina humilis
Also known as Bloodberry, Coralito, Inkberry, Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant, Small Pokeweeed
UndershrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- November-August
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
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- বনমরিচ Bonmorich, ব্যান্ডেল ফুল
- Malayalam
- രക്തനെല്ലി, Rivina humilis, ചെടിത്തക്കാളി
About Bonmorich
Baby Pepper (Rivina humilis) is an undershrub belonging to the Phytolaccaceae family (Pokeweed Family). It is typically found in along roadsides and waste places. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Pantropical weed. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-August. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweed Family
Bonmorich belongs to the Phytolaccaceae family.
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