Fortunella
E578188
Fortunella is a small genus of citrus-like fruit-bearing plants best known for kumquats, which produce small, edible, sweet-skinned fruits.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortunella canonical | 1 |
| Fortunella hindsii | 1 |
| Fortunella margarita | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6242985 — 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: Fortunella Context triple: [Rutaceae, includesGenus, Fortunella]
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A.
Neraudia
Neraudia is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to Hawaii and known for its often rare and endemic shrub species.
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B.
Filitosa
Filitosa is a renowned prehistoric archaeological site in southern Corsica, famous for its Bronze Age megalithic statues and stone structures.
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C.
Pitiüses
The Pitiüses are a small Mediterranean archipelago comprising the Spanish Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Formentera and their surrounding islets.
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D.
Bergalia
Bergalia is a small rural locality in New South Wales, Australia, situated near the coastal town of Moruya.
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E.
Drypetis
Drypetis was a Persian princess of the Achaemenid dynasty, daughter of Darius III, who became the wife of Alexander the Great’s close companion Hephaestion.
- 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: Fortunella Target entity description: Fortunella is a small genus of citrus-like fruit-bearing plants best known for kumquats, which produce small, edible, sweet-skinned fruits.
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A.
Neraudia
Neraudia is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to Hawaii and known for its often rare and endemic shrub species.
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B.
Filitosa
Filitosa is a renowned prehistoric archaeological site in southern Corsica, famous for its Bronze Age megalithic statues and stone structures.
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C.
Pitiüses
The Pitiüses are a small Mediterranean archipelago comprising the Spanish Balearic Islands of Ibiza and Formentera and their surrounding islets.
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D.
Bergalia
Bergalia is a small rural locality in New South Wales, Australia, situated near the coastal town of Moruya.
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E.
Drypetis
Drypetis was a Persian princess of the Achaemenid dynasty, daughter of Darius III, who became the wife of Alexander the Great’s close companion Hephaestion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Citrus sensu lato
ⓘ
linked to:
Citrus
|
| bestKnownFor | kumquats ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonUse |
fruit production
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
warm temperate regions ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Peter Thunberg ⓘ |
| family | Rutaceae ⓘ |
| flowerType | white flowers ⓘ |
| fruitEdibleRaw | true ⓘ |
| fruitSkinTaste | sweet ⓘ |
| fruitType | hesperidium ⓘ |
| fruitUsedFor |
candied fruit
ⓘ
marmalade ⓘ preserves ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrub
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
fruit industry
ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ |
| hasHybridUses | rootstock for citrus ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Fortunella crassifolia
ⓘ
Fortunella hindsii ⓘ
linked to:
Fortunella
Fortunella japonica ⓘ Fortunella margarita ⓘ
linked to:
Fortunella
|
| hasTaxonomicIssue | sometimes treated as part of Citrus genus ⓘ |
| isCitrusLike | true ⓘ |
| isEvergreen | true ⓘ |
| isFruitBearing | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Fortune ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| produces | small edible fruits ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Aurantioideae
ⓘ
linked to:
Rutoideae
|
| subtribe | Citrinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates | cooler temperatures than many citrus ⓘ |
| tribe | Citreae ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fortunella Description of subject: Fortunella is a small genus of citrus-like fruit-bearing plants best known for kumquats, which produce small, edible, sweet-skinned fruits.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fortunella
linked to: Fortunella