Stephania
E321006
Stephania is a genus of twining or climbing flowering plants known for their distinctive peltate leaves and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stephania canonical | 2 |
| Stephania japonica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3042709 — 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: Stephania Context triple: [Menispermaceae, containsGenus, Stephania]
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A.
Astronium
Astronium is a genus of tropical hardwood trees native to Central and South America, known for their dense, durable timber often used in construction and fine woodworking.
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B.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
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C.
Kassia
Kassia was a 9th-century Byzantine abbess, poet, and hymnographer renowned as one of the earliest and most important female composers in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
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D.
Jaqueira
Jaqueira is a neighborhood in Recife, Brazil, known for its large urban park and residential character.
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E.
Plante
Plante is a French-origin surname commonly found in Canada and other Francophone regions, associated with several notable figures in sports, politics, and the arts.
- 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: Stephania Target entity description: Stephania is a genus of twining or climbing flowering plants known for their distinctive peltate leaves and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
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A.
Astronium
Astronium is a genus of tropical hardwood trees native to Central and South America, known for their dense, durable timber often used in construction and fine woodworking.
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B.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
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C.
Kassia
Kassia was a 9th-century Byzantine abbess, poet, and hymnographer renowned as one of the earliest and most important female composers in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
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D.
Jaqueira
Jaqueira is a neighborhood in Recife, Brazil, known for its large urban park and residential character.
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E.
Plante
Plante is a French-origin surname commonly found in Canada and other Francophone regions, associated with several notable figures in sports, politics, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToBiogeographicRealm |
Afrotropical realm
ⓘ
Australasian realm ⓘ Indomalayan realm ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Ranunculales ⓘ |
| distribution | Old World tropics ⓘ |
| family | Menispermaceae ⓘ |
| habitat |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
flowering plant
ⓘ
peltate leaves ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm |
climbing plant
ⓘ
twining plant ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
climbing stems
ⓘ
simple leaves ⓘ tuberous roots ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Stephania cephalantha
ⓘ
Stephania erecta ⓘ Stephania glabra ⓘ Stephania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Stephania japonica
Stephania tetrandra ⓘ Stephania venosa ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Menispermaceae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | peltate ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stephanos (Greek root meaning crown or wreath) ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Pacific Islands ⓘ |
| order | Ranunculales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stephania Description of subject: Stephania is a genus of twining or climbing flowering plants known for their distinctive peltate leaves and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stephania japonica