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Drosera roraimae
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Drosera roraimae on Mount Roraima
Scientific classification
Genus:
Drosera
Species:
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.

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Drosera roraimae para niños

  • List of Drosera species
  • Taxonomy of Drosera
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