Paubrasilia echinata
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Paubrasilia echinata is a Brazilian hardwood tree historically prized for its dense, red-colored timber and as the original source of brazilwood dye, giving Brazil its name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paubrasilia echinata canonical | 2 |
| Caesalpinia echinata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4774869 — 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: Paubrasilia echinata Context triple: [pau-brasil, hasScientificName, Paubrasilia echinata]
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A.
Petiveria
Petiveria is a small genus of flowering plants, best known for the species Petiveria alliacea, a pungent herb widely used in traditional medicine and folk practices in the Americas.
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B.
Urera baccifera
Urera baccifera is a tropical American shrub or small tree in the nettle family known for its stinging hairs and clusters of fleshy, berry-like fruits.
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C.
Croton
Croton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its athletic achievements and as the home of the philosopher Pythagoras.
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D.
Coccoloba
Coccoloba is a genus of flowering plants in the buckwheat family, best known for species like sea grape that grow in tropical and subtropical coastal regions.
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E.
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.
- 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: Paubrasilia echinata Target entity description: Paubrasilia echinata is a Brazilian hardwood tree historically prized for its dense, red-colored timber and as the original source of brazilwood dye, giving Brazil its name.
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A.
Petiveria
Petiveria is a small genus of flowering plants, best known for the species Petiveria alliacea, a pungent herb widely used in traditional medicine and folk practices in the Americas.
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B.
Urera baccifera
Urera baccifera is a tropical American shrub or small tree in the nettle family known for its stinging hairs and clusters of fleshy, berry-like fruits.
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C.
Croton
Croton was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy, renowned for its athletic achievements and as the home of the philosopher Pythagoras.
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D.
Coccoloba
Coccoloba is a genus of flowering plants in the buckwheat family, best known for species like sea grape that grow in tropical and subtropical coastal regions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hardwood
ⓘ
legume ⓘ tree species ⓘ |
| authority | (Lam.) E.Gagnon, H.C.Lima & G.P.Lewis ⓘ |
| binomialName | Paubrasilia echinata ⓘ |
| biome |
Atlantic coastal forest
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix II ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
brazilwood
ⓘ
pernambuco ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | illegal logging ⓘ |
| countryEtymology | Brazil ⓘ |
| distributionCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
dye production
ⓘ
musical instrument making ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Brazil ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellow ⓘ |
| genus | Paubrasilia ⓘ |
| growthForm | medium-sized tree ⓘ |
| hasVernacularNameInPortuguese | pau-brasil ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | gave Brazil its name ⓘ |
| historicalUse | source of brazilwood dye ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType |
compound
ⓘ
pinnate ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pernambuco region
ⓘ
linked to:
Pernambuco
|
| nativeRegion |
Atlantic Forest
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic Forest biome
eastern Brazil ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Brazil ⓘ |
| order | Fabales ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| subfamily | Caesalpinioideae ⓘ |
| synonym |
Caesalpinia echinata
ⓘ
linked to:
Paubrasilia echinata
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overexploitation for timber ⓘ |
| woodColor | reddish ⓘ |
| woodDensity | high ⓘ |
| woodDurability | high ⓘ |
| woodProperty |
hard
ⓘ
very dense ⓘ |
| woodUse |
high-quality furniture
ⓘ
pernambuco bows ⓘ string instrument bows ⓘ violin bows ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paubrasilia echinata Description of subject: Paubrasilia echinata is a Brazilian hardwood tree historically prized for its dense, red-colored timber and as the original source of brazilwood dye, giving Brazil its name.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.