Taxon:  Phytolacca rivinoides Kunth & C. D. Bouché



Summary
Genus:
Phytolacca
Family:
Phytolaccaceae
Nomen number:
28262
Place of publication:
C. S. Kunth, Sp. nov. hort. berol. 15.  1849 ("1848") (Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 11:231.  1849)
Verified:
05/01/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  6. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  7. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  8. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
  9. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  10. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  11. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  12. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  13. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  14. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
  15. Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.
  16. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  17. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  18. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
  19. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands AntillesSaba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and GrenadinesSaint Vincent Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela   
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo León]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Netherlands Antilles [Saba], Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis [Saint Kitts], St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines [Saint Vincent]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Salta]

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  4. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  5. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  6. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  7. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  8. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  9. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  10. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  11. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
  12. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Medicinesfolklore Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28262. Accessed 12 May 2026.