Drosera roraimae

Drosera roraimae
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
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. 1 2 Schlauer, J. N.d. Drosera roraimae. Carnivorous Plant Database.

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