Drosera
E37509
Drosera is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly known as sundews, that capture and digest insects using sticky, glandular leaves.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drosera canonical | 3 |
| Drosera rotundifolia | 3 |
| Drosera binata | 1 |
| Drosera capensis | 1 |
| Drosera spatulata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T289599 — 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: Drosera Context triple: [Insectivorous Plants, examines, Drosera]
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A.
Ampelocera
Ampelocera is a small genus of flowering trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
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B.
Dactylortyx
Dactylortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits in forested and brushy habitats of Central America.
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C.
Platystemon
Platystemon is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, best known for the creamcups (Platystemon californicus) native to western North America.
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D.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
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E.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
- 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: Drosera Target entity description: Drosera is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly known as sundews, that capture and digest insects using sticky, glandular leaves.
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A.
Ampelocera
Ampelocera is a small genus of flowering trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
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B.
Dactylortyx
Dactylortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits in forested and brushy habitats of Central America.
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C.
Platystemon
Platystemon is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, best known for the creamcups (Platystemon californicus) native to western North America.
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D.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
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E.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivorous plant genus
ⓘ
plant genus ⓘ |
| carnivorousType | insectivorous plant ⓘ |
| commonName | sundews ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of carnivorous plants ⓘ |
| digestiveMethod | extracellular digestion ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| enzymeType |
esterases
ⓘ
phosphatases ⓘ proteases ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Greek "drosos" meaning dew ⓘ |
| family | Droseraceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pink
ⓘ
purple ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | radial symmetry ⓘ |
| flowerType | actinomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plants ⓘ |
| habitat |
bogs
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ nutrient-poor soils ⓘ sandy or peaty soils ⓘ wet heaths ⓘ |
| hasLeafType | glandular leaves ⓘ |
| hasTrappingStructure | sticky glandular tentacles ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafMovement | thigmonastic movement toward prey ⓘ |
| lifeForm |
annual plants
ⓘ
perennial plants ⓘ |
| namedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asia
ⓘ
Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ South Africa ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Drosera binata
ⓘ
linked to:
Drosera
Drosera capensis ⓘ
linked to:
Drosera
Drosera rotundifolia ⓘ
linked to:
Drosera
Drosera spatulata ⓘ
linked to:
Drosera
|
| nutrientSource |
nitrogen from prey
ⓘ
phosphorus from prey ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| photosynthetic | true ⓘ |
| pollinationStrategy | separation of flowers from leaves to avoid trapping pollinators ⓘ |
| preyType |
insects
ⓘ
small arthropods ⓘ |
| produces | digestive enzymes ⓘ |
| speciesCountApproximate | over 190 species ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usesTrappingMechanism | adhesive trap ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Drosera Description of subject: Drosera is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly known as sundews, that capture and digest insects using sticky, glandular leaves.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Drosera
linked to: Drosera
linked to: Drosera
linked to: Drosera
linked to: Drosera
linked to: Drosera