Planera aquatica
E151644
Planera aquatica is a deciduous, water-tolerant tree species native to the southeastern United States, commonly known as the water elm and typically found in swampy or floodplain habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Planera aquatica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1328483 — 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: Planera aquatica Context triple: [Planera, hasSpecies, Planera aquatica]
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A.
Aquaracer
Aquaracer is a TAG Heuer line of luxury sports watches designed for professional-grade water resistance and diving performance.
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B.
Pescina
Pescina is a small town in the Abruzzo region of central Italy, known as the birthplace of Cardinal Mazarin and for its historic medieval architecture.
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C.
Aquarium
The Aquarium at the Memphis Zoo is a dedicated exhibit showcasing a diverse collection of aquatic animals and ecosystems for education and public viewing.
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D.
Aquarium
Aquarium is an MBTA subway station in downtown Boston serving the Blue Line near the New England Aquarium and Boston’s waterfront.
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E.
Naiad
Naiad is a small, inner moon of Neptune known for its irregular shape and closely packed, dynamically interacting orbit with the planet’s other inner satellites.
- 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: Planera aquatica Target entity description: Planera aquatica is a deciduous, water-tolerant tree species native to the southeastern United States, commonly known as the water elm and typically found in swampy or floodplain habitats.
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A.
Aquaracer
Aquaracer is a TAG Heuer line of luxury sports watches designed for professional-grade water resistance and diving performance.
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B.
Pescina
Pescina is a small town in the Abruzzo region of central Italy, known as the birthplace of Cardinal Mazarin and for its historic medieval architecture.
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C.
Aquarium
The Aquarium at the Memphis Zoo is a dedicated exhibit showcasing a diverse collection of aquatic animals and ecosystems for education and public viewing.
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D.
Aquarium
Aquarium is an MBTA subway station in downtown Boston serving the Blue Line near the New England Aquarium and Boston’s waterfront.
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E.
Naiad
Naiad is a small, inner moon of Neptune known for its irregular shape and closely packed, dynamically interacting orbit with the planet’s other inner satellites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm
ⓘ
deciduous plant ⓘ dicot ⓘ tree species ⓘ vascular plant ⓘ woody plant ⓘ |
| barkCharacteristic |
gray-brown bark
ⓘ
scaly ⓘ |
| commonName |
planertree
ⓘ
water elm ⓘ |
| deciduous | true ⓘ |
| describedAs | water-tolerant tree species ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic coastal plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Gulf Coastal Plain ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
provides habitat for wildlife
ⓘ
stabilizes wet soils ⓘ |
| family | Ulmaceae ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| foundIn |
bottomland forests
ⓘ
river floodplains ⓘ swamp forests ⓘ |
| fruitType | nutlet ⓘ |
| genus | Planera ⓘ |
| growthForm |
medium-sized tree
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
floodplains
ⓘ
swamps ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| lightRequirement |
full sun
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southeastern United States ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproductiveType | flowering plant ⓘ |
| similarTo | Ulmus species ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
alluvial soils
ⓘ
clay soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
flooding
ⓘ
poorly drained soils ⓘ |
| waterTolerance | high ⓘ |
| woodUse | limited commercial value ⓘ |
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: Planera aquatica Description of subject: Planera aquatica is a deciduous, water-tolerant tree species native to the southeastern United States, commonly known as the water elm and typically found in swampy or floodplain habitats.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.