Genlisea
E39665
Genlisea is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly called corkscrew plants, that capture and digest small organisms using specialized underground leaf traps.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Genlisea canonical | 4 |
| Genlisea africana | 1 |
| Genlisea aurea | 1 |
| Genlisea hispidula | 1 |
| Genlisea margaretae | 1 |
| Genlisea violacea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T289604 — 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: Genlisea Context triple: [Insectivorous Plants, examines, Genlisea]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Pinguicula
Pinguicula is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly known as butterworts, that capture and digest insects using sticky, glandular leaves.
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E.
Utricularia
Utricularia is a genus of carnivorous aquatic and terrestrial plants, commonly called bladderworts, that capture small prey using tiny bladder-like traps.
- 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: Genlisea Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Pinguicula
Pinguicula is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly known as butterworts, that capture and digest insects using sticky, glandular leaves.
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E.
Utricularia
Utricularia is a genus of carnivorous aquatic and terrestrial plants, commonly called bladderworts, that capture small prey using tiny bladder-like traps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivorous plant genus
ⓘ
plant genus ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
asterids
ⓘ
linked to:
Asterids
core eudicots ⓘ eudicots ⓘ |
| captures |
protozoa
ⓘ
small aquatic organisms ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Pinguicula
ⓘ
Utricularia ⓘ |
| commonName | corkscrew plants ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of small terrestrial or semi-aquatic herbs ⓘ |
| digestiveMode | enzymatic digestion of prey ⓘ |
| etymology | named in honor of G. Genlis or de Genlis (disputed) ⓘ |
| family | Lentibulariaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
purple
ⓘ
white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| flowerType | zygomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| habitat |
bogs
ⓘ
marshy areas ⓘ wet savannas ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Genlisea africana
ⓘ
linked to:
Genlisea
Genlisea aurea ⓘ
linked to:
Genlisea
Genlisea hispidula ⓘ
linked to:
Genlisea
Genlisea margaretae ⓘ
linked to:
Genlisea
Genlisea violacea ⓘ
linked to:
Genlisea
|
| hasStructure | modified subterranean leaves functioning as traps ⓘ |
| hasTrapMechanism | passive subterranean traps ⓘ |
| hasTrapType | underground leaf traps ⓘ |
| isCarnivorous | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| notableFor | highly specialized corkscrew-like traps ⓘ |
| nutrientAcquisition | supplements nutrients by carnivory ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| photosynthetic | true ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| preyGuidance | spiral tubular trap structures ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction by seeds
ⓘ
vegetative propagation possible ⓘ |
| rootSystem | lacks true roots ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
acidic substrates
ⓘ
nutrient-poor soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trapLocation | subterranean environment ⓘ |
| usedIn |
botanical research on plant carnivory
ⓘ
studies of genome size variation ⓘ |
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: Genlisea Description of subject: Genlisea is a genus of carnivorous plants, commonly called corkscrew plants, that capture and digest small organisms using specialized underground leaf traps.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Genlisea
linked to: Genlisea
linked to: Genlisea
linked to: Genlisea
linked to: Genlisea