Drosera amazonica

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]

Drosera amazonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Droseraceae
Genus:	Drosera
Subgenus:	Drosera subg. Drosera
Section:	Drosera sect. Drosera
Species:	D. amazonica
Binomial name
Drosera amazonica Rivadavia, A.Fleischm. & Vicent.

Description

D. amazonica forms a small rosette of semi-erect leaves at the end of a short, unbranched stem up to 10–14 cm (3.9–5.5 in) long.^[2][3] The leaves have a distinct petiole, 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long and 1–3 mm (0.04–0.12 in) wide, flat and tapering toward the lamina, which is spoon-shaped to egg-shaped, 2.5–5 mm (0.10–0.20 in) long and 1–3 mm (0.04–0.12 in) wide.^[3]

See also

• List of Drosera species