coco de mer
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Coco de mer is a rare palm species native to the Seychelles, famous for producing the largest and most uniquely shaped seeds in the plant kingdom.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| coco de mer canonical | 5 |
| coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica) | 1 |
| coco de mer palms | 1 |
| coco de mer protection program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6783268 — 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 Context triple: [Coco de Mer palm, hasCommonName, coco de mer]
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A.
Likiep
Likiep is a settlement in the Marshall Islands that serves as the main population center and administrative hub of Likiep Atoll.
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B.
Malax
Malax is a small coastal municipality in western Finland known for its Swedish-speaking majority and rural Ostrobothnian landscapes.
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C.
Taroa
Taroa is the main settlement and administrative center of Maloelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands, known historically for its World War II-era Japanese airbase.
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D.
Makaroa
Makaroa is one of the smaller, remote islands in the Gambier Islands archipelago of French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Crompond
Crompond is a small hamlet within the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York, known primarily as a residential community.
- 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 Target entity description: Coco de mer is a rare palm species native to the Seychelles, famous for producing the largest and most uniquely shaped seeds in the plant kingdom.
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A.
Likiep
Likiep is a settlement in the Marshall Islands that serves as the main population center and administrative hub of Likiep Atoll.
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B.
Malax
Malax is a small coastal municipality in western Finland known for its Swedish-speaking majority and rural Ostrobothnian landscapes.
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C.
Taroa
Taroa is the main settlement and administrative center of Maloelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands, known historically for its World War II-era Japanese airbase.
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D.
Makaroa
Makaroa is one of the smaller, remote islands in the Gambier Islands archipelago of French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Crompond
Crompond is a small hamlet within the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York, known primarily as a residential community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endemic species
ⓘ
palm ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| culturalSignificance | national symbol of Seychelles ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Seychelles ⓘ |
| family | Arecaceae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Indian Ocean region
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean Region
|
| fruitMaturationTime | about 6–7 years ⓘ |
| genus |
Lodoicea
ⓘ
linked to:
Lodoicea maldivica
|
| habitat |
granite island forests
ⓘ
valley forests of Seychelles ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
coco fesse
ⓘ
double coconut ⓘ sea coconut ⓘ |
| hasFemaleFlowers | large solitary flowers ⓘ |
| hasMaleFlowers | catkin-like inflorescences ⓘ |
| hasScientificName | Lodoicea maldivica ⓘ |
| hasSeedShape | bilobed seed resembling human buttocks ⓘ |
| hasSynonym | Lodoicea seychellarum ⓘ |
| hasTrunk | single unbranched trunk ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafLongevity | several years ⓘ |
| leafSpan | up to about 10 metres across ⓘ |
| leafType | fan-shaped leaves ⓘ |
| lifespan | several hundred years ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Curieuse Island
ⓘ
Praslin Island ⓘ
linked to:
Praslin
Seychelles ⓘ |
| order | Arecales ⓘ |
| plantHeight | up to about 25–34 metres ⓘ |
| pollination | primarily by insects ⓘ |
| produces |
largest fruit of any palm
ⓘ
largest seed in the plant kingdom ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
CITES Appendix III
ⓘ
linked to:
CITES Appendices
|
| protectedIn |
Praslin National Park
ⓘ
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve ⓘ |
| reproductiveType | dioecious ⓘ |
| requires | long-term protection for regeneration ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | limited natural dispersal ⓘ |
| seedLength | up to about 40–50 centimetres ⓘ |
| seedMass | up to about 18 kilograms ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overharvesting of nuts ⓘ |
| usedAs | tourist souvenir (regulated) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: coco de mer Description of subject: Coco de mer is a rare palm species native to the Seychelles, famous for producing the largest and most uniquely shaped seeds in the plant kingdom.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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