Roridula gorgonias

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Roridula gorgonias
Roridula gorgonias.jpg
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R. gorgonias
Binomial name
Roridula gorgonias
Planch. (1848)
Synonyms
  • Roridula brachysepala
    Gdgr. (1913)
    [=R. dentata/R. gorgonias]
  • Roridula crinita
    Gdgr. (1913)

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Roridula gorgonias is a protocarnivorous plant native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] Like other species of Roridula, the plant secretes mucilage to trap insects, but does not directly digest them. Instead, it forms a mutualistic relationship with assassin bugs, whereby the assassin bugs eat the trapped insects and the plant gains nutrients from their droppings.

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