Roridula gorgonias
| Roridula gorgonias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Roridulaceae |
| Genus: | Roridula |
| Species: | R. gorgonias |
| Binomial name | |
| Roridula gorgonias Planch. (1848) | |
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Roridula gorgonias is a protocarnivorous plant native to South Africa. 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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