# Drosera roraimae

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***Drosera roraimae*** is a [sundew](/source/Sundew) native to [Brazil](/source/Brazil), [Guyana](/source/Guyana), and [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela). It was originally described as a [variety](/source/Variety_(botany)) of *[Drosera montana](/source/Drosera_montana)* before being raised to species rank in 1957.[1]

The [specific epithet](/source/Specific_epithet_(botany)) *roraimae* refers to [Mount Roraima](/source/Mount_Roraima), a [tepui](/source/Tepui) or table-top mountain, where the [type specimen](/source/Type_(biology)) was collected.[1]

## See also

- [List of *Drosera* species](/source/List_of_Drosera_species)
- [Taxonomy of *Drosera*](/source/Taxonomy_of_Drosera)

## References

1. Schlauer, J. N.d. [*Drosera roraimae*](http://www.omnisterra.com/bot/cp_home.cgi?name=Drosera+roraimae) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051157/http://www.omnisterra.com/bot/cp_home.cgi?name=Drosera+roraimae) 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Carnivorous Plant Database.

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