| Genus | Drosera |
|---|---|
| Display parents | 2 |
| Parent | Drosera sect. Drosera |
| Species | amazonica |
| Authority | Rivadavia, A.Fleischm. & Vicent. |
Drosera amazonica is a species of sundew native to northern Brazil. It was first described by Fernando Rivadavia, Andreas Fleischmann and Alberto Vicentini in 2009.[1]
Description
D. amazonica forms a small rosette of semi-erect leaves at the end of a short, unbranched stem up to 10-14 cm long.[2][3] The leaves have a distinct petiole, 5-10 mm long and 1-3 mm 2 wide, flat and tapering toward the lamina, which is spoon-shaped to egg-shaped, 2.5-5 mm 2 long and 1-3 mm 2 wide.[3]
See also
References
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- ^ Rivadavia, Fernando; Fleischmann, Andreas; Vicentini, Alberto. "A new species of sundew (Drosera, Droseraceae) with water-dispersed seed, from the floodplains of the northern Amazon basin, Brazil". Ecotropica. 15: 13–21. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
- ^ Robinson, Alastair; Gibson, Robert; Gonella, Paulo; McPherson, Stewart; Nunn, Richard; Fleischmann, Andreas (2017). Drosera of the World Vol. 3. Poole, Dorset: Redfern Natural History Productions. pp. 1076–1081. ISBN 9781908787187.