Drosera roraimae

{{Short description|Species of carnivorous plant}}

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| image = Roraima Drosera roraimae.JPG

| image_caption = Drosera roraimae on Mount Roraima

| genus = Drosera

| display_parents = 2

| parent = Drosera sect. Drosera

| species = roraimae

| authority = (Klotzsch ex Diels) Maguire & Laundon

| synonyms =

  • Drosera montana var. roraimae
    Klotzsch ex Diels
  • Drosera montana var. robusta
    Diels

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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.Schlauer, J. N.d. [http://www.omnisterra.com/bot/cp_home.cgi?name=Drosera+roraimae Drosera roraimae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051157/http://www.omnisterra.com/bot/cp_home.cgi?name=Drosera+roraimae |date=2016-03-04 }}. Carnivorous Plant Database.

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

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