Decaisnea
E405000
Decaisnea is a small genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees known for their unusual, fleshy, often blue pod-like fruits and is native to regions of East and South Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Decaisnea canonical | 2 |
| Decaisnea fargesii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3974627 — 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: Decaisnea Context triple: [Lardizabalaceae, containsGenus, Decaisnea]
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A.
Leucosyke
Leucosyke is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, comprising shrubs or small trees native to tropical regions.
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B.
Combretocarpus
Combretocarpus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees known for their occurrence in Southeast Asian rainforests and distinctive wood.
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C.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
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D.
Paradichrostachys
Paradichrostachys is a little-known flowering plant genus in the small family Dirachmaceae, native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa.
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E.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
- 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: Decaisnea Target entity description: Decaisnea is a small genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees known for their unusual, fleshy, often blue pod-like fruits and is native to regions of East and South Asia.
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A.
Leucosyke
Leucosyke is a genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, comprising shrubs or small trees native to tropical regions.
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B.
Combretocarpus
Combretocarpus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees known for their occurrence in Southeast Asian rainforests and distinctive wood.
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C.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
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D.
Paradichrostachys
Paradichrostachys is a little-known flowering plant genus in the small family Dirachmaceae, native to arid regions of the Horn of Africa.
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E.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ plant species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| attracts | gardeners interested in unusual fruits ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Ranunculales ⓘ
surface form:
Ranunculales sensu lato
|
| family | Lardizabalaceae ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| fruitColor |
blue
ⓘ
bluish-purple ⓘ |
| fruitingSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
late summer ⓘ |
| fruitTexture | fleshy ⓘ |
| fruitType | pod-like fruit ⓘ |
| genusNamedAfter | Joseph Decaisne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest margins
ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ valley thickets ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Decaisnea fargesii
ⓘ
Decaisnea fargesii ⓘ
surface form:
Decaisnea insignis
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafMorphology | pinnate leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bhutan
ⓘ
China ⓘ East Asia ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Thailand ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| notableFor | unusual fleshy fruits ⓘ |
| order | Ranunculales ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Decaisnea self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| plantGrowthForm |
deciduous shrub
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
seed
ⓘ
semi-ripe cuttings ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | small yellow-green flowers ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates |
cold climates
ⓘ
partial shade ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
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: Decaisnea Description of subject: Decaisnea is a small genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees known for their unusual, fleshy, often blue pod-like fruits and is native to regions of East and South Asia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Decaisnea fargesii
subject surface form:
Decaisnea fargesii