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]
See also
References
- 1 2 Schlauer, J. N.d. Drosera roraimae. Carnivorous Plant Database.
External links
Media related to Drosera roraimae at Wikimedia Commons
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