Paulownia tomentosa
E343059
Paulownia tomentosa is a fast-growing ornamental tree native to East Asia, known for its large heart-shaped leaves, showy violet flowers, and lightweight, valuable timber.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paulownia | 1 |
| Paulownia spp. | 1 |
| Paulownia tomentosa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3214946 — 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: Paulownia tomentosa Context triple: [Goshichi no kiri, depicts, Paulownia tomentosa]
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A.
Broussonetia
Broussonetia is a small genus of deciduous trees and shrubs in the mulberry family, best known for the paper mulberry used traditionally for making paper and cloth.
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B.
Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria is a genus of large, evergreen coniferous trees native to East Asia, best known for the Japanese cedar widely used in timber and ornamental planting.
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C.
Zelkova
Zelkova is a small genus of deciduous trees in the elm family, valued as ornamentals and for bonsai, and native to parts of Europe and Asia.
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D.
Sciadopitys
Sciadopitys is a unique, ancient conifer genus best known for the Japanese umbrella pine, a slow-growing ornamental tree endemic to Japan.
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E.
Metasequoia
Metasequoia is a small genus of fast-growing deciduous conifer trees best known for the dawn redwood, a once-thought-extinct "living fossil" valued in paleobotany and ornamental planting.
- 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: Paulownia tomentosa Target entity description: Paulownia tomentosa is a fast-growing ornamental tree native to East Asia, known for its large heart-shaped leaves, showy violet flowers, and lightweight, valuable timber.
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A.
Broussonetia
Broussonetia is a small genus of deciduous trees and shrubs in the mulberry family, best known for the paper mulberry used traditionally for making paper and cloth.
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B.
Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria is a genus of large, evergreen coniferous trees native to East Asia, best known for the Japanese cedar widely used in timber and ornamental planting.
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C.
Zelkova
Zelkova is a small genus of deciduous trees in the elm family, valued as ornamentals and for bonsai, and native to parts of Europe and Asia.
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D.
Sciadopitys
Sciadopitys is a unique, ancient conifer genus best known for the Japanese umbrella pine, a slow-growing ornamental tree endemic to Japan.
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E.
Metasequoia
Metasequoia is a small genus of fast-growing deciduous conifer trees best known for the dawn redwood, a once-thought-extinct "living fossil" valued in paleobotany and ornamental planting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous tree
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ tree species ⓘ |
| barkColor | gray-brown ⓘ |
| climatePreference | temperate ⓘ |
| commonName |
empress tree
ⓘ
foxglove tree ⓘ princess tree ⓘ |
| family | Paulowniaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
lavender
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| genus |
Paulownia tomentosa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Paulownia
|
| growthRate | fast-growing ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
large leaves
ⓘ
showy flowers ⓘ |
| hasInvasiveStatus |
invasive in parts of Europe
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invasive in parts of North America ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Europe
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Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | deciduous ⓘ |
| leafShape | heart-shaped ⓘ |
| leafType | broadleaf ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Anna Pavlovna of Russia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
root sprouts
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| seedCharacteristic | numerous small seeds ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| sunExposure | full sun ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
drought
ⓘ
poor soils ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 10–25 meters ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agroforestry
ⓘ
erosion control ⓘ ornamental planting ⓘ reforestation ⓘ |
| woodDensity | lightweight ⓘ |
| woodUse |
crafts
ⓘ
furniture ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ timber ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Paulownia tomentosa Description of subject: Paulownia tomentosa is a fast-growing ornamental tree native to East Asia, known for its large heart-shaped leaves, showy violet flowers, and lightweight, valuable timber.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paulownia spp.
this entity surface form:
Paulownia