Victoria waterlily
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The Victoria waterlily is a giant tropical water lily known for its enormous circular leaves that can support substantial weight and its spectacular night-blooming flowers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victoria amazonica waterlilies | 1 |
| Victoria waterlily canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9563263 — 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: Victoria waterlily Context triple: [Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, hasNotableSpecimen, Victoria waterlily]
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A.
Nymphaea waterlilies
Nymphaea waterlilies are aquatic flowering plants known for their broad floating leaves and showy, often fragrant blooms that rest on the surface of still or slow-moving freshwater.
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B.
Calla Lily
Calla Lily is a modernist painting by American artist Charles Demuth, known for its stylized depiction of a single elegant flower using bold lines and simplified forms.
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C.
Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera, commonly known as the sacred lotus, is an aquatic flowering plant revered in many Asian cultures for its large, showy blossoms and symbolic association with purity and spiritual enlightenment.
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D.
Cahaba lily
The Cahaba lily is a rare, showy aquatic plant with fragrant white flowers that blooms on rocky shoals of Southeastern U.S. rivers, especially in Alabama.
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E.
Nymphaea Lily Lake
Nymphaea Lily Lake is a picturesque ornamental water feature within Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, known for its displays of waterlilies and other aquatic plants.
- 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: Victoria waterlily Target entity description: The Victoria waterlily is a giant tropical water lily known for its enormous circular leaves that can support substantial weight and its spectacular night-blooming flowers.
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A.
Nymphaea waterlilies
Nymphaea waterlilies are aquatic flowering plants known for their broad floating leaves and showy, often fragrant blooms that rest on the surface of still or slow-moving freshwater.
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B.
Calla Lily
Calla Lily is a modernist painting by American artist Charles Demuth, known for its stylized depiction of a single elegant flower using bold lines and simplified forms.
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C.
Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera, commonly known as the sacred lotus, is an aquatic flowering plant revered in many Asian cultures for its large, showy blossoms and symbolic association with purity and spiritual enlightenment.
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D.
Cahaba lily
The Cahaba lily is a rare, showy aquatic plant with fragrant white flowers that blooms on rocky shoals of Southeastern U.S. rivers, especially in Alabama.
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E.
Nymphaea Lily Lake
Nymphaea Lily Lake is a picturesque ornamental water feature within Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, known for its displays of waterlilies and other aquatic plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aquatic plant
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tropical plant ⓘ water lily ⓘ |
| adaptation |
large floating leaves for light capture
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strong leaf ribs for structural support ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor | ornamental display ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn | botanical gardens ⓘ |
| discoveredInScience | 19th century ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
provides habitat for aquatic organisms
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provides shade reducing water temperature ⓘ |
| family | Nymphaeaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pink on second night
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white on first night ⓘ |
| floweringTime | night-blooming ⓘ |
| flowerLongevity | about two to three nights ⓘ |
| flowerScent | fragrant ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous aquatic plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
oxbow lakes
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shallow wetlands ⓘ slow-moving rivers ⓘ |
| hasScientificName | Victoria ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Victoria amazonica
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Victoria boliviana ⓘ Victoria cruziana ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafDiameter | up to about 3 meters ⓘ |
| leafMarginFeature | upturned rim ⓘ |
| leafShape | circular ⓘ |
| leafType | floating leaf ⓘ |
| leafUndersideFeature | prominent ribs ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Amazon basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Amazon Basin
South America ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | giant leaves capable of supporting substantial weight ⓘ |
| notableFor | record size among water lilies ⓘ |
| order | Nymphaeales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | beetle-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via seeds ⓘ |
| requires |
full sun
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warm water temperatures ⓘ |
| rootType | rhizomatous roots anchored in mud ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | water-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedIn | public water garden displays ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victoria waterlily Description of subject: The Victoria waterlily is a giant tropical water lily known for its enormous circular leaves that can support substantial weight and its spectacular night-blooming flowers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Victoria waterlily