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Drosera roraimae

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Drosera roraimae
Drosera roraimae on Mount Roraima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus: Drosera subg. Drosera
Section: Drosera sect. Drosera
Species:
D. roraimae
Binomial name
Drosera roraimae
Synonyms
  • Drosera montana var. roraimae
    Klotzsch ex Diels
  • Drosera montana var. robusta
    Diels

Drosera roraimae is a sundew native to Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. It was originally described as a variety of Drosera montana before being raised to species rank in 1957.[1]

The specific epithet roraimae refers to Mount Roraima, a tepui or table-top mountain, where the type specimen was collected.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Schlauer, J. N.d. Drosera roraimae. Carnivorous Plant Database.

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