Drosera roraimae
| Drosera roraimae | |
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| Drosera roraimae on Mount Roraima | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera |
| Section: | Drosera |
| Species: | D. roraimae |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosera roraimae (Klotzsch ex Diels) Maguire & Laundon |
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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]
References
- ^ a b Schlauer, J. N.d. Drosera roraimae. Carnivorous Plant Database.
External links
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