Cephalotus
E1039563
Cephalotus is a small genus of carnivorous pitcher plants best known for the Australian species Cephalotus follicularis, which traps insects in specialized pitfall leaves.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cephalotus canonical | 1 |
| Cephalotus follicularis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13395176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cephalotus Context triple: [Oxalidales, notableGenus, Cephalotus]
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A.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
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B.
Dichopogon
Dichopogon is a small genus of flowering plants in the asparagus family, known for its grass-like leaves and star-shaped purple to blue flowers, native to Australia.
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C.
Haplophyllum
Haplophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising herbaceous species and shrubs native mainly to arid and semi-arid regions of Eurasia and North Africa.
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D.
Drosera
Drosera is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly known as sundews, that capture and digest insects using sticky, glandular leaves.
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E.
Cupaniopsis
Cupaniopsis is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the soapberry family, many of which are native to Australasia and valued for their ornamental foliage and fruit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cephalotus Target entity description: Cephalotus is a small genus of carnivorous pitcher plants best known for the Australian species Cephalotus follicularis, which traps insects in specialized pitfall leaves.
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A.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
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B.
Dichopogon
Dichopogon is a small genus of flowering plants in the asparagus family, known for its grass-like leaves and star-shaped purple to blue flowers, native to Australia.
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C.
Haplophyllum
Haplophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae, comprising herbaceous species and shrubs native mainly to arid and semi-arid regions of Eurasia and North Africa.
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D.
Drosera
Drosera is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly known as sundews, that capture and digest insects using sticky, glandular leaves.
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E.
Cupaniopsis
Cupaniopsis is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the soapberry family, many of which are native to Australasia and valued for their ornamental foliage and fruit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
carnivory in response to low soil nutrients
ⓘ
specialized pitcher morphology ⓘ |
| carnivorous | true ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | Australian pitcher plants ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| describedAsMonotypicByMostSources | true ⓘ |
| distribution | restricted geographic range ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predator
ⓘ
primary producer ⓘ |
| family | Cephalotaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerType | small white flowers ⓘ |
| growthForm | small perennial herb ⓘ |
| habitat |
nutrient-poor soils
ⓘ
peaty swamps ⓘ wet heathlands ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies | Cephalotus follicularis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies | Cephalotus follicularis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCarnivorousPlantGenus | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafSpecialization |
non-carnivorous foliage leaves
ⓘ
pitcher leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
southwestern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nutrientAcquisition | insect prey digestion ⓘ |
| order | Oxalidales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosynthetic | true ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction by flowers
ⓘ
vegetative propagation possible in cultivation ⓘ |
| requires |
acidic, low-nutrient substrate in cultivation
ⓘ
cool to mild temperatures in cultivation ⓘ high humidity in cultivation ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
carnivorous plant physiology
ⓘ
plant evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trapType | pitfall trap ⓘ |
| usesCarnivoryToSupplementNutrients | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cephalotus Description of subject: Cephalotus is a small genus of carnivorous pitcher plants best known for the Australian species Cephalotus follicularis, which traps insects in specialized pitfall leaves.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cephalotus follicularis