Quercus suber
E1040801
Quercus suber, commonly known as the cork oak, is a Mediterranean evergreen oak tree renowned for its thick, renewable bark used to produce natural cork.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quercus suber canonical | 6 |
| cork oak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13396888 — 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: Quercus suber Context triple: [Quercus, notableSpeciesForCork, Quercus suber]
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A.
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex, commonly known as the holm oak or holly oak, is an evergreen oak tree native to the Mediterranean region, valued for its hard wood and drought tolerance.
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B.
Pyrenean oak
The Pyrenean oak is a deciduous oak tree native to southwestern Europe, particularly the Iberian Peninsula, known for its rugged mountain habitats and importance in Mediterranean and montane forest ecosystems.
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C.
Pistacia
Pistacia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs best known for species like the pistachio, valued for their edible seeds and ornamental uses.
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D.
Pinus pinaster
Pinus pinaster is a fast-growing Mediterranean pine species widely cultivated for timber, resin, and reforestation, especially in coastal and sandy soil regions.
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E.
Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
- 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: Quercus suber Target entity description: Quercus suber, commonly known as the cork oak, is a Mediterranean evergreen oak tree renowned for its thick, renewable bark used to produce natural cork.
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A.
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex, commonly known as the holm oak or holly oak, is an evergreen oak tree native to the Mediterranean region, valued for its hard wood and drought tolerance.
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B.
Pyrenean oak
The Pyrenean oak is a deciduous oak tree native to southwestern Europe, particularly the Iberian Peninsula, known for its rugged mountain habitats and importance in Mediterranean and montane forest ecosystems.
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C.
Pistacia
Pistacia is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs best known for species like the pistachio, valued for their edible seeds and ornamental uses.
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D.
Pinus pinaster
Pinus pinaster is a fast-growing Mediterranean pine species widely cultivated for timber, resin, and reforestation, especially in coastal and sandy soil regions.
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E.
Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
evergreen oak
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species of tree ⓘ vascular plant ⓘ |
| barkCharacteristic |
corky bark
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deeply fissured bark ⓘ thick bark ⓘ |
| barkHarvestInterval | about 9 to 12 years ⓘ |
| barkRegeneration | renewable after harvesting ⓘ |
| barkUse | natural cork production ⓘ |
| climatePreference | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
alcornoque
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cork oak ⓘ sobreiro ⓘ |
| conservationImportance | supports high biodiversity in cork oak woodlands ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
prevents soil erosion
ⓘ
provides habitat for Mediterranean fauna ⓘ |
| economicUse |
flooring material
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insulation material ⓘ soundproofing material ⓘ wine bottle stoppers ⓘ |
| family |
Fagaceae
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linked to:
oak family (Fagaceae)
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| fruitType | acorn ⓘ |
| genus | Quercus ⓘ |
| habitat |
Mediterranean forests
ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrub
Mediterranean scrub ⓘ Mediterranean woodlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | leaves retained for several years ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| lifeSpan | long-lived tree species ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | up to about 25 meters ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Algeria
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Italy ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ southern France ⓘ
linked to:
Southern France
western Mediterranean Basin ⓘ |
| order | Fagales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| primaryProducerCountry |
Portugal
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
acidic soils
ⓘ
poor, sandy soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerance |
drought tolerant
ⓘ
fire resistant bark ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 10 to 20 meters ⓘ |
| woodUse | timber for furniture and construction ⓘ |
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: Quercus suber Description of subject: Quercus suber, commonly known as the cork oak, is a Mediterranean evergreen oak tree renowned for its thick, renewable bark used to produce natural cork.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.