Pachira aquatica
E1039595
Pachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree commonly grown as the ornamental "money tree," valued for its braided trunk and association with good fortune in feng shui.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pachira aquatica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13395538 — 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: Pachira aquatica Context triple: [Bombacaceae, notableMember, Pachira aquatica]
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A.
Eichhornia
Eichhornia is a genus of aquatic flowering plants in the water hyacinth family, best known for species that often become invasive in freshwater habitats.
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B.
Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes is a free-floating freshwater aquatic plant, commonly known as water lettuce, recognized for its rosette of velvety leaves and its role as an invasive species in many warm regions.
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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.
Trapa natans
Trapa natans, commonly known as water chestnut, is an aquatic plant species characterized by its floating rosettes of leaves and hard, horned fruits, often considered invasive in freshwater ecosystems.
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E.
Lumnitzera
Lumnitzera is a small genus of tropical mangrove trees known for inhabiting coastal and estuarine environments in the Indo-Pacific region.
- 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: Pachira aquatica Target entity description: Pachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree commonly grown as the ornamental "money tree," valued for its braided trunk and association with good fortune in feng shui.
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A.
Eichhornia
Eichhornia is a genus of aquatic flowering plants in the water hyacinth family, best known for species that often become invasive in freshwater habitats.
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B.
Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes is a free-floating freshwater aquatic plant, commonly known as water lettuce, recognized for its rosette of velvety leaves and its role as an invasive species in many warm regions.
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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.
Trapa natans
Trapa natans, commonly known as water chestnut, is an aquatic plant species characterized by its floating rosettes of leaves and hard, horned fruits, often considered invasive in freshwater ecosystems.
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E.
Lumnitzera
Lumnitzera is a small genus of tropical mangrove trees known for inhabiting coastal and estuarine environments in the Indo-Pacific region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
ⓘ
tree ⓘ tropical plant ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
feng shui
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
good fortune ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| authority | Aubl. ⓘ |
| binomialName | Pachira aquatica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
Guiana chestnut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malabar chestnut NERFINISHED ⓘ money tree ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs |
houseplant
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
| distribution | widely cultivated worldwide as a houseplant ⓘ |
| economicUse | ornamental horticulture trade ⓘ |
| evergreen | true ⓘ |
| family | Malvaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
cream
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| fruitType | woody capsule ⓘ |
| genus | Pachira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | broadleaf tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
riverbanks
ⓘ
seasonally flooded areas ⓘ swamps ⓘ |
| hasFeature | braided trunk (in cultivation) ⓘ |
| hasTrunk | smooth green to brown bark ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | perennial ⓘ |
| leafType | palmate leaves ⓘ |
| lightRequirement | bright indirect light (indoors) ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central America
ⓘ
northern South America ⓘ tropical wetlands ⓘ |
| order | Malvales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
seed
ⓘ
stem cuttings ⓘ |
| seedUse | edible seeds (roasted or fried) ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates | periodic flooding in natural habitat ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | up to about 18 m in the wild ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bonsai-style ornamental
ⓘ
indoor decoration ⓘ |
| waterRequirement | moist but well-drained soil in cultivation ⓘ |
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: Pachira aquatica Description of subject: Pachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree commonly grown as the ornamental "money tree," valued for its braided trunk and association with good fortune in feng shui.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.