Rafflesia arnoldii
E124166
Rafflesia arnoldii is a rare parasitic flowering plant native to Southeast Asian rainforests, famous for producing the world’s largest individual flower with a strong carrion-like odor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rafflesia arnoldii canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1071243 — 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: Rafflesia arnoldii Context triple: [Gunung Leuser National Park, flora, Rafflesia arnoldii]
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A.
Rafflesia patma
Rafflesia patma is a rare parasitic flowering plant native to Indonesia, known for its large, foul-smelling blossoms that lack leaves, stems, and roots.
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B.
Bottiaea
Bottiaea was an ancient historical region in northern Greece, later incorporated into the kingdom of Macedon.
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C.
Rhinecanthus
Rhinecanthus is a genus of brightly colored triggerfishes found in tropical Indo-Pacific reefs, known for their distinctive patterns and angular body shapes.
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D.
Genlisea
Genlisea is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly called corkscrew plants, that capture and digest small organisms using specialized underground leaf traps.
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E.
Nepenthes rajah
Nepenthes rajah is a giant carnivorous pitcher plant from Borneo, renowned for having some of the largest known pitfall traps in the plant kingdom.
- 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: Rafflesia arnoldii Target entity description: Rafflesia arnoldii is a rare parasitic flowering plant native to Southeast Asian rainforests, famous for producing the world’s largest individual flower with a strong carrion-like odor.
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A.
Rafflesia patma
Rafflesia patma is a rare parasitic flowering plant native to Indonesia, known for its large, foul-smelling blossoms that lack leaves, stems, and roots.
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B.
Bottiaea
Bottiaea was an ancient historical region in northern Greece, later incorporated into the kingdom of Macedon.
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C.
Rhinecanthus
Rhinecanthus is a genus of brightly colored triggerfishes found in tropical Indo-Pacific reefs, known for their distinctive patterns and angular body shapes.
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D.
Genlisea
Genlisea is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly called corkscrew plants, that capture and digest small organisms using specialized underground leaf traps.
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E.
Nepenthes rajah
Nepenthes rajah is a giant carnivorous pitcher plant from Borneo, renowned for having some of the largest known pitfall traps in the plant kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant species
ⓘ
holoparasite ⓘ parasitic plant ⓘ |
| binomialAuthority | R.Br. ex Thomson ⓘ |
| binomialName | Rafflesia arnoldii self-link ⓘ |
| budDevelopmentTime | several months ⓘ |
| chlorophyllPresence | lacks chlorophyll ⓘ |
| commonName |
corpse flower
ⓘ
giant padma ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| discoveryPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| distributionPattern | highly localized ⓘ |
| domain | Eukaryota ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Indonesia ⓘ |
| family | Rafflesiaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | reddish-brown with white spots ⓘ |
| flowerDiameterMax | about 1 meter ⓘ |
| flowerLongevity | about 5 to 7 days ⓘ |
| flowerSex | separate male and female flowers ⓘ |
| flowerStructure | five-lobed corolla-like perianth ⓘ |
| flowerWeightMax | up to 10 kilograms ⓘ |
| genus | Rafflesia ⓘ |
| habitat |
lowland rainforests
ⓘ
primary tropical forests ⓘ |
| hostSpecificity | high host specificity ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Joseph Arnold
ⓘ
Thomas Stamford Raffles ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Stamford Raffles
|
| nativeTo |
Borneo
ⓘ
Southeast Asian rainforests ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ |
| nutrientAcquisition | obtains nutrients from host plant ⓘ |
| odor | strong carrion-like smell ⓘ |
| order | Malpighiales ⓘ |
| organismPartVisible | only the flower emerges from host tissue ⓘ |
| parasitizes |
Tetrastigma
ⓘ
surface form:
Tetrastigma vines
Vitaceae family members ⓘ |
| photosyntheticAbility | non-photosynthetic ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy | carrion flies ⓘ |
| pollinationSyndrome | sapromyiophily ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the world’s largest individual flowers ⓘ |
| reproductionConstraint | requires proximity of male and female flowers ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | likely by mammals ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
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habitat loss ⓘ illegal collection ⓘ |
| vegetativeBody | reduced to endophytic strands in host ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rafflesia arnoldii Description of subject: Rafflesia arnoldii is a rare parasitic flowering plant native to Southeast Asian rainforests, famous for producing the world’s largest individual flower with a strong carrion-like odor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.