Nepenthes rajah
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Nepenthes rajah is a giant carnivorous pitcher plant from Borneo, renowned for having some of the largest known pitfall traps in the plant kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nepenthes rajah canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T435154 — 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: Nepenthes rajah Context triple: [Caryophyllales, exampleSpecies, Nepenthes rajah]
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A.
Dionaea muscipula
Dionaea muscipula, commonly known as the Venus flytrap, is a small carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands of the United States that captures and digests insects with its specialized jaw-like leaf traps.
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B.
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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C.
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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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.
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: Nepenthes rajah Target entity description: Nepenthes rajah is a giant carnivorous pitcher plant from Borneo, renowned for having some of the largest known pitfall traps in the plant kingdom.
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A.
Dionaea muscipula
Dionaea muscipula, commonly known as the Venus flytrap, is a small carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands of the United States that captures and digests insects with its specialized jaw-like leaf traps.
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B.
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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C.
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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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.
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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivorous plant
ⓘ
pitcher plant ⓘ species of flowering plant ⓘ |
| altitudeRange | 1500–2650 m ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
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linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| describedBy | Joseph Dalton Hooker ⓘ |
| diet |
fallen leaves and detritus
ⓘ
insects ⓘ other arthropods ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Borneo ⓘ |
| family | Nepenthaceae ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | pitfall trap ⓘ |
| flowerType | unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | Malaysia ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Sabah ⓘ |
| genus | Nepenthes ⓘ |
| growsOn | serpentine substrates ⓘ |
| growthForm |
climbing plant
ⓘ
terrestrial plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane heath forest
ⓘ
ultramafic soils ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement |
alternate on climbing stems
ⓘ
rosette in young plants ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| listedIn | CITES Appendix I ⓘ |
| mutualismWith | tree shrews ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Borneo
ⓘ
Mount Kinabalu ⓘ Mount Tambuyukon ⓘ |
| notableFor | having some of the largest pitcher traps among plants ⓘ |
| nutrientAcquisition |
absorption from pitcher fluid
ⓘ
carnivory ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| photosynthesisType | C3 ⓘ |
| pitcherCapacity | up to several liters of fluid ⓘ |
| pollination | insects ⓘ |
| protectedIn | Kinabalu Park ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ |
| sexType | dioecious ⓘ |
| soilPreference | nutrient-poor soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overcollection ⓘ |
| trapType | passive pitfall trap ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1859 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nepenthes rajah Description of subject: Nepenthes rajah is a giant carnivorous pitcher plant from Borneo, renowned for having some of the largest known pitfall traps in the plant kingdom.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.