New species of pokeweed named Rivina andamanensis

• A new species of pokeweed named Rivina andamanensis Is discovered
• It is first record of the pokeweed family Petiveriaceae in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Pokeweed

• Pokeweed, (Phytolacca americana), also called pokeberry, poke, or American pokeweed, strong-smelling plant with a poisonous root resembling that of a horseradish.
• Pokeweed is native to wet or sandy areas of eastern North America.
• Its berries contain a red dye used to colour wine, candies, cloth, and paper. Mature stalks, which are red or purplish in colour, are, like the roots, poisonous.