Roraimaea

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Roraimaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.{{cite web |title=Roraimaea Struwe, S.Nilsson & V.A.Albert {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A77096425-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=20 May 2021 |language=en}}

Its native range is Northern Brazil.

Species:

  • Roraimaea aurantiaca {{small|Struwe, S.Nilsson & V.A.Albert}} – native to white sand savannas (Campinarana) in Roraima state of Brazil.Struwe, Lena (2011). [https://gentian.rutgers.edu/genera/genRora.htm Roraimaea]. Gentian Research Network. Accessed 2 September 2022.
  • Roraimaea coccinea {{small|(Steyerm. ex Struwe, S.Nilsson & V.A.Albert) Struwe, S.Nilsson & V.A.Albert}} – native to the Sierra de la Neblina of Venezuela.

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