Hymenocallis
E1036170
Hymenocallis is a genus of perennial, bulb-forming flowering plants known for their showy, fragrant, spider-like white blooms, commonly called spider lilies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hymenocallis canonical | 1 |
| Hymenocallis coronaria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13371338 — 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: Hymenocallis Context triple: [Cahaba lily, genus, Hymenocallis]
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A.
Zephyranthes
Zephyranthes is a genus of small, bulbous flowering plants commonly known as rain lilies, valued for their delicate, crocus-like blooms that often appear after rainfall.
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B.
Hippeastrum
Hippeastrum is a genus of bulbous flowering plants known for their large, showy, trumpet-shaped blooms, commonly grown indoors as ornamental “amaryllis” during winter.
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C.
Polianthes
Polianthes is a small genus of fragrant, tuberous flowering plants in the asparagus family, best known for the cultivated species commonly called tuberose.
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D.
Gladiolus
Gladiolus is a genus of flowering plants known for their tall spikes of showy, colorful blooms, widely cultivated as ornamental garden and cut flowers.
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E.
Sarcomphalus
Sarcomphalus is a genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its shrubs and small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions.
- 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: Hymenocallis Target entity description: Hymenocallis is a genus of perennial, bulb-forming flowering plants known for their showy, fragrant, spider-like white blooms, commonly called spider lilies.
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A.
Zephyranthes
Zephyranthes is a genus of small, bulbous flowering plants commonly known as rain lilies, valued for their delicate, crocus-like blooms that often appear after rainfall.
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B.
Hippeastrum
Hippeastrum is a genus of bulbous flowering plants known for their large, showy, trumpet-shaped blooms, commonly grown indoors as ornamental “amaryllis” during winter.
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C.
Polianthes
Polianthes is a small genus of fragrant, tuberous flowering plants in the asparagus family, best known for the cultivated species commonly called tuberose.
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D.
Gladiolus
Gladiolus is a genus of flowering plants known for their tall spikes of showy, colorful blooms, widely cultivated as ornamental garden and cut flowers.
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E.
Sarcomphalus
Sarcomphalus is a genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, known for its shrubs and small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| attracts |
bees
ⓘ
moths ⓘ |
| belongsTo | tribe Hymenocallideae ⓘ |
| category | ornamental bulb ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | spider lily ⓘ |
| cultivationRequirement |
full sun to partial shade
ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ |
| describedBy | Richard Anthony Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek for "membrane" and "beautiful" ⓘ |
| family | Amaryllidaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| flowerFragrance | fragrant ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | summer ⓘ |
| flowerShape | spider-like ⓘ |
| flowerType | flowering plant ⓘ |
| growthForm | bulb-forming plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal areas
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ riverbanks ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Hymenocallis caribaea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hymenocallis littoralis NERFINISHED ⓘ Hymenocallis narcissiflora NERFINISHED ⓘ Hymenocallis occidentalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Hymenocallis speciosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | strap-shaped leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ subtropical Americas ⓘ tropical Americas ⓘ |
| notableFor | showy flowers ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | perennial ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
by bulbs
ⓘ
by seeds ⓘ |
| subfamily | Amaryllidoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerance | moist conditions ⓘ |
| use |
garden plant
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1812 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Hymenocallis Description of subject: Hymenocallis is a genus of perennial, bulb-forming flowering plants known for their showy, fragrant, spider-like white blooms, commonly called spider lilies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hymenocallis coronaria