Grosmannia
E561765
Grosmannia is a genus of ascomycete fungi, many of which are important tree pathogens often associated with bark beetles and blue-stain of conifer wood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grosmannia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6005904 — 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: Grosmannia Context triple: [Leptographium, relatedTo, Grosmannia]
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A.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
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B.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Girardinia
Girardinia is a small genus of stinging nettle-like flowering plants known for their fibrous stems and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
- 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: Grosmannia Target entity description: Grosmannia is a genus of ascomycete fungi, many of which are important tree pathogens often associated with bark beetles and blue-stain of conifer wood.
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A.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
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B.
Dorstenia
Dorstenia is a genus of unusual, often low-growing tropical plants known for their distinctive, flattened, star- or disk-shaped inflorescences.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Girardinia
Girardinia is a small genus of stinging nettle-like flowering plants known for their fibrous stems and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fungal genus ⓘ |
| affects | conifer trees ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bark beetles
ⓘ
blue-stain of conifer wood ⓘ |
| causes |
blue-stain in conifer wood
ⓘ
vascular discoloration in conifers ⓘ |
| class | Sordariomycetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
endophyte of bark beetles
ⓘ
plant pathogen ⓘ |
| family | Ophiostomataceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat | coniferous forests ⓘ |
| host |
Abies species
ⓘ
Picea species ⓘ Pinus species ⓘ |
| impact |
degradation of timber quality
ⓘ
economic damage to forestry ⓘ |
| interactionWith |
Dendroctonus bark beetles
ⓘ
Ips bark beetles ⓘ |
| isA |
ascomycete fungus genus
ⓘ
plant pathogen genus ⓘ tree pathogen genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology |
produces darkly pigmented mycelium in wood
ⓘ
produces perithecia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Helmut Grosmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Grosmannia clavigera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grosmannia cucullata NERFINISHED ⓘ Grosmannia europhioides NERFINISHED ⓘ Grosmannia penicillata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Ophiostomatales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Leptographium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ophiostoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveType |
asexual
ⓘ
sexual ⓘ |
| sporeType |
ascospore
ⓘ
conidium ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| transmissionVector | bark beetles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grosmannia Description of subject: Grosmannia is a genus of ascomycete fungi, many of which are important tree pathogens often associated with bark beetles and blue-stain of conifer wood.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.