Coco de Mer palm
E155736
The Coco de Mer palm is a rare and iconic palm tree native to the Seychelles, famed for producing the largest and most uniquely shaped seeds in the plant kingdom.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coco de Mer palm canonical | 1 |
| Lodoicea | 1 |
| coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1360561 — 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: Coco de Mer palm Context triple: [Seychelles, hasEndemicSpecies, Coco de Mer palm]
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A.
Croton
Croton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its athletic achievements and as the home of the philosopher Pythagoras.
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B.
Figtree
Figtree is a residential suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, known for its shopping centre and proximity to both the Illawarra escarpment and the city centre.
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C.
Casuarina
Casuarina is a coastal northern suburb of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for its major shopping centre and popular beach.
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D.
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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E.
Artocarpus
Artocarpus is a genus of tropical trees in the mulberry family that includes economically important fruit species such as breadfruit and jackfruit.
- 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: Coco de Mer palm Target entity description: The Coco de Mer palm is a rare and iconic palm tree native to the Seychelles, famed for producing the largest and most uniquely shaped seeds in the plant kingdom.
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A.
Croton
Croton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its athletic achievements and as the home of the philosopher Pythagoras.
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B.
Figtree
Figtree is a residential suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, known for its shopping centre and proximity to both the Illawarra escarpment and the city centre.
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C.
Casuarina
Casuarina is a coastal northern suburb of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for its major shopping centre and popular beach.
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D.
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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E.
Artocarpus
Artocarpus is a genus of tropical trees in the mulberry family that includes economically important fruit species such as breadfruit and jackfruit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
palm tree
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ |
| assessedBy |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| climatePreference | humid tropical climate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | national symbol of Seychelles ⓘ |
| economicUse |
regulated trade of seeds as souvenirs
ⓘ
tourism attraction ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Seychelles ⓘ |
| family | Arecaceae ⓘ |
| fruitMaturationTime | about 6–10 years ⓘ |
| genus |
Coco de Mer palm
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lodoicea
|
| growthForm | single-stemmed palm ⓘ |
| habitat |
granite island forests
ⓘ
valley and slope forests ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
coco de mer
ⓘ
double coconut ⓘ sea coconut ⓘ |
| hasScientificName | Lodoicea maldivica ⓘ |
| hasSex |
female individuals
ⓘ
male individuals ⓘ |
| height | up to about 25–34 meters ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafSpan | up to about 10 meters across ⓘ |
| leafType | fan-shaped leaves ⓘ |
| leafUse | thatching and weaving (historically and locally) ⓘ |
| lifespan | several hundred years ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Curieuse Island
ⓘ
Praslin ⓘ
surface form:
Praslin Island
Seychelles ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Praslin National Park
ⓘ
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve ⓘ |
| order | Arecales ⓘ |
| pollination | primarily by wind and animals ⓘ |
| produces | largest seed in the plant kingdom ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Seychelles national legislation ⓘ |
| reproductiveBiology | dioecious ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | limited natural dispersal ⓘ |
| seedGerminationTime | often more than 1 year ⓘ |
| seedLength | up to about 40–50 centimeters ⓘ |
| seedMass | up to about 18 kilograms ⓘ |
| seedShape | bilobed and suggestively shaped ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained but moist soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
fire
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ illegal seed collection ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | present in a World Heritage Site (Vallée de Mai) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coco de Mer palm Description of subject: The Coco de Mer palm is a rare and iconic palm tree native to the Seychelles, famed for producing the largest and most uniquely shaped seeds in the plant kingdom.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica)
this entity surface form:
Lodoicea