Rotala
E1039629
Rotala is a genus of flowering aquatic and semi-aquatic plants commonly used in aquariums and found in wetland habitats worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rotala canonical | 1 |
| Rotala wallichii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13395999 — 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: Rotala Context triple: [Lythraceae, includesGenus, Rotala]
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A.
Tournonia
Tournonia is a little-known genus of flowering plants in the family Basellaceae, likely comprising climbing or vining species native to tropical regions.
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B.
Bijodaira
Bijodaira is a scenic forested area and transportation hub along Japan’s Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, known for its ancient cedar trees and mountain views.
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C.
Trapa
Trapa is a genus of aquatic plants commonly known as water chestnuts, characterized by floating rosettes of leaves and spiny, edible fruits.
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D.
Bhilala
The Bhilala are an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily found in western Madhya Pradesh and known for their distinct cultural traditions and art.
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E.
Napareuli
Napareuli is a Georgian wine appellation in the Kakheti region, known for producing high-quality wines, particularly from the Saperavi grape.
- 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: Rotala Target entity description: Rotala is a genus of flowering aquatic and semi-aquatic plants commonly used in aquariums and found in wetland habitats worldwide.
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A.
Tournonia
Tournonia is a little-known genus of flowering plants in the family Basellaceae, likely comprising climbing or vining species native to tropical regions.
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B.
Bijodaira
Bijodaira is a scenic forested area and transportation hub along Japan’s Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, known for its ancient cedar trees and mountain views.
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C.
Trapa
Trapa is a genus of aquatic plants commonly known as water chestnuts, characterized by floating rosettes of leaves and spiny, edible fruits.
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D.
Bhilala
The Bhilala are an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily found in western Madhya Pradesh and known for their distinct cultural traditions and art.
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E.
Napareuli
Napareuli is a Georgian wine appellation in the Kakheti region, known for producing high-quality wines, particularly from the Saperavi grape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Rotala indica
ⓘ
linked to:
Rotala sp. "Green"
Rotala macrandra ⓘ Rotala rotundifolia ⓘ Rotala sp. "Green" ⓘ Rotala wallichii ⓘ
linked to:
Rotala
|
| distribution |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ warm-temperate regions ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
component of wetland vegetation
ⓘ
oxygenates water in aquatic systems ⓘ provides habitat for aquatic invertebrates ⓘ |
| family | Lythraceae ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic habitats
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ rice paddies ⓘ swamps ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | rotala ⓘ |
| isA |
aquatic plant genus
ⓘ
flowering plant genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement |
opposite leaves
ⓘ
whorled leaves ⓘ |
| leafMorphology |
emergent leaves often broader
ⓘ
submerged leaves often narrow and linear ⓘ |
| order | Myrtales ⓘ |
| photosynthesis |
emergent photosynthesis
ⓘ
submerged photosynthesis ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction by seeds
ⓘ
vegetative propagation by cuttings ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | water-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates |
periodic flooding
ⓘ
water level fluctuations ⓘ |
| typicalSubstrate |
muddy soils
ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ |
| usedBy |
aquarium hobbyists
ⓘ
aquascapers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aquarium aquascaping
ⓘ
planted aquariums ⓘ |
| usedIn | freshwater aquariums ⓘ |
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: Rotala Description of subject: Rotala is a genus of flowering aquatic and semi-aquatic plants commonly used in aquariums and found in wetland habitats worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rotala