Drosera roraimae
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| image = Roraima Drosera roraimae.JPG
| image_caption = Drosera roraimae on Mount Roraima
| genus = Drosera
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| 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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Category:Carnivorous plants of South America
Category:Plants described in 1906
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