Elaeocarpus ganitrus
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Elaeocarpus ganitrus is a large evergreen tree native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, best known as the sacred species whose seeds are used to make rudraksha prayer beads in Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elaeocarpus ganitrus canonical | 3 |
| Elaeocarpus angustifolius | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4871180 — 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: Elaeocarpus ganitrus Context triple: [Rudraksha beads, botanicalSource, Elaeocarpus ganitrus]
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A.
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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B.
Semecarpus
Semecarpus is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs in the cashew family, many species of which produce highly irritating sap that can cause severe allergic skin reactions.
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C.
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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D.
Formanodendron
Formanodendron is a little-known genus of flowering trees or shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to parts of East and Southeast Asia.
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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: Elaeocarpus ganitrus Target entity description: Elaeocarpus ganitrus is a large evergreen tree native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, best known as the sacred species whose seeds are used to make rudraksha prayer beads in Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
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A.
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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B.
Semecarpus
Semecarpus is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs in the cashew family, many species of which produce highly irritating sap that can cause severe allergic skin reactions.
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C.
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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D.
Formanodendron
Formanodendron is a little-known genus of flowering trees or shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to parts of East and Southeast Asia.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm
ⓘ
evergreen tree ⓘ tree species ⓘ woody plant ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
rudraksh
ⓘ
linked to:
Rudraksha beads
rudraksha tree ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | overharvesting of seeds in some areas ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
sacred tree in Buddhist tradition
ⓘ
sacred tree in Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| dispersal | bird-dispersed ⓘ |
| economicUse |
non-timber forest product
ⓘ
religious trade ⓘ |
| family | Elaeocarpaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| fruitColor | blue ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| genus | Elaeocarpus ⓘ |
| growthForm | large tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
Himalayan foothills
ⓘ
moist subtropical forests ⓘ |
| hasPart | seed with multiple segments (mukhis) ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Himalayan region
ⓘ
India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Nepal ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| order | Oxalidales ⓘ |
| partUsed |
fruit
ⓘ
seed ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagation | by seed ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | flower ⓘ |
| seedUse |
prayer beads
ⓘ
rudraksha beads ⓘ |
| spiritualAssociation | used for mantra chanting counts ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mala (prayer rosary)
ⓘ
meditation beads ⓘ religious jewelry ⓘ |
| usedInReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| woodUse | minor 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
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: Elaeocarpus ganitrus Description of subject: Elaeocarpus ganitrus is a large evergreen tree native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, best known as the sacred species whose seeds are used to make rudraksha prayer beads in Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Elaeocarpus ganitrus
linked to: Elaeocarpus ganitrus