Kingdom Plantae Family Droseraceae Subgenus Drosera Scientific name Drosera roraimae Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Drosera Section Drosera Higher classification Sundews | |
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Similar Sundews, Drosera pygmaea, Drosera tomentosa, Drosera sessilifolia, Drosera kaieteurensis | ||
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.
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