It means the riverbank or the edges of the rivers, the banks of the rivers. Relative to the riverbank. From borders or banks (vegetation type). Riparia is also another of the common names given to the grape, vine or parral (Vitis vinifera of the family Vitaceae). Also Riparia , can be a genus of birds in the family Hirundinidae . It means bird that lives by the river. This genus belongs african swallows and planes.
