Rivina humilis
naturalizedPetiveriaceae

Rivina humilis

pigeonberry

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Rivina humilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Petiveriaceae. It was formerly placed in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae. It can be found in the southern United States, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America. Common names include pigeonberry, rougeplant, baby peppers, bloodberry, and coralito. The specific epithet means "dwarfish" or "lowly" in Latin, referring to the plant's short stature.

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Seasonality
22 flowering · 16 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
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flowering (peak November) fruiting (peak November)

This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.

Gallery · 8 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 75 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 197 · GBIF 294 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 30 · GBIF 61
Pāʻā · KauaʻiiNat 26 · GBIF 32
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 21 · GBIF 31
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 12
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 9
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 8
Māhāʻulepū · KauaʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 9
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 8
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 8
Kawaipapa · MauiiNat 7 · GBIF 5
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 5
Pūpūkea · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 5
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 6
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 4
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 4
Honokōhau 1-3 · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 2
Anahola · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 4
Keana · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Kawela · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Pololū · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kaʻawaloa · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kalaoa 1-5 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Kahauiki · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Ulupehupehu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Hōnaunau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kīlauea · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Puʻuepa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kāhili · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Weliweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keaʻau · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kahana · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Makapala, Niuliʻi · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Nānākuli · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kalihi · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1