Myrica
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Myrica is a genus of aromatic shrubs and small trees commonly known as bayberries or wax myrtles, found in temperate and subtropical regions worldwide.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myrica canonical | 4 |
| Myrica gale | 2 |
| Myrica cerifera | 1 |
| Myrica pensylvanica | 1 |
| Myrica rubra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13395683 — 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: Myrica Context triple: [Myricaceae, hasTypeGenus, Myrica]
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A.
Myrica faya
Myrica faya is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to Macaronesia, known for its dense foliage, small edible berries, and role in laurel forest ecosystems.
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B.
Ilex
Ilex is a large genus of evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees commonly known as hollies, valued for their glossy leaves and bright red berries.
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C.
Reynoutria
Reynoutria is a genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, best known for invasive species such as Japanese knotweed.
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D.
Arbutus
Arbutus is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, known as a residential suburb of Baltimore near the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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E.
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, commonly known as oleasters or silverberries, valued for their hardiness, silvery foliage, and often edible, nutrient-rich fruits.
- 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: Myrica Target entity description: Myrica is a genus of aromatic shrubs and small trees commonly known as bayberries or wax myrtles, found in temperate and subtropical regions worldwide.
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A.
Myrica faya
Myrica faya is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to Macaronesia, known for its dense foliage, small edible berries, and role in laurel forest ecosystems.
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B.
Ilex
Ilex is a large genus of evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees commonly known as hollies, valued for their glossy leaves and bright red berries.
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C.
Reynoutria
Reynoutria is a genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, best known for invasive species such as Japanese knotweed.
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D.
Arbutus
Arbutus is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, known as a residential suburb of Baltimore near the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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E.
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, commonly known as oleasters or silverberries, valued for their hardiness, silvery foliage, and often edible, nutrient-rich fruits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
plant taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName |
bayberries
ⓘ
myrtles ⓘ wax myrtles ⓘ |
| describedAs | aromatic shrubs and small trees ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
nitrogen-fixing plant
ⓘ
pioneer species in disturbed habitats ⓘ |
| family | Myricaceae ⓘ |
| foundOnContinent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| fruitDispersal | by birds ⓘ |
| habitat |
bogs
ⓘ
coastal areas ⓘ heathlands ⓘ sandy soils ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
aromatic foliage
ⓘ
flowers usually in catkins ⓘ fruits often with waxy coating ⓘ often evergreen leaves ⓘ often resinous glands ⓘ simple leaves ⓘ small drupaceous fruits ⓘ unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies |
Myrica gale
ⓘ
linked to:
Myrica
|
| includesSpecies |
Myrica cerifera
ⓘ
linked to:
Myrica
Myrica faya ⓘ Myrica gale ⓘ
linked to:
Myrica
Myrica pensylvanica ⓘ
linked to:
Myrica
Myrica rubra ⓘ
linked to:
Myrica
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | alternate leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ |
| order | Fagales ⓘ |
| pollination | primarily wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| symbiosisWith | Frankia bacteria ⓘ |
| taxonomicIssue | some species sometimes placed in genus Morella ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
candle making from fruit wax
ⓘ
flavoring and seasoning ⓘ ornamental planting ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
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: Myrica Description of subject: Myrica is a genus of aromatic shrubs and small trees commonly known as bayberries or wax myrtles, found in temperate and subtropical regions worldwide.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Myrica