Dimocarpus longan
E580930
Dimocarpus longan is a tropical fruit tree species known for producing the sweet, translucent-fleshed longan fruit, closely related to lychee and widely cultivated in Asia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dimocarpus longan canonical | 3 |
| Dimocarpus longan var. longan | 1 |
| Dimocarpus longan var. obtusus | 1 |
| Hung Yen longan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6205093 — 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: Dimocarpus longan Context triple: [Sapindaceae, includesSpecies, Dimocarpus longan]
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A.
Litchi
Litchi is a tropical fruit-bearing tree genus best known for producing sweet, aromatic lychee fruits with rough red skins and translucent white flesh.
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B.
Nephelium
Nephelium is a genus of tropical trees best known for producing the rambutan and related edible fruits.
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C.
Durio
Durio is a genus of tropical trees best known for producing durian, a large, spiky fruit famous for its strong odor and rich, custard-like flesh.
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D.
Mangifera
Mangifera is a genus of tropical fruit-bearing trees in the cashew family, best known for including the cultivated mango species.
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E.
Paopi
Paopi is the second month of the Coptic calendar, corresponding roughly to October in the Gregorian calendar and associated with the season of Akhet (inundation).
- 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: Dimocarpus longan Target entity description: Dimocarpus longan is a tropical fruit tree species known for producing the sweet, translucent-fleshed longan fruit, closely related to lychee and widely cultivated in Asia.
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A.
Litchi
Litchi is a tropical fruit-bearing tree genus best known for producing sweet, aromatic lychee fruits with rough red skins and translucent white flesh.
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B.
Nephelium
Nephelium is a genus of tropical trees best known for producing the rambutan and related edible fruits.
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C.
Durio
Durio is a genus of tropical trees best known for producing durian, a large, spiky fruit famous for its strong odor and rich, custard-like flesh.
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D.
Mangifera
Mangifera is a genus of tropical fruit-bearing trees in the cashew family, best known for including the cultivated mango species.
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E.
Paopi
Paopi is the second month of the Coptic calendar, corresponding roughly to October in the Gregorian calendar and associated with the season of Akhet (inundation).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
ⓘ
tropical fruit tree ⓘ |
| binomialName | Dimocarpus longan ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| climate |
subtropical
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| commonName |
dragon eye
ⓘ
longan ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
China ⓘ India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
Thailand ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| family | Sapindaceae ⓘ |
| fleshColor | translucent white ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellowish ⓘ |
| fruitColor | brown ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| genus | Dimocarpus ⓘ |
| growthForm | evergreen tree ⓘ |
| harvestSeason |
early autumn
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | pinnate leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Southern China ⓘ
linked to:
southern China
|
| order | Sapindales ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagation |
air layering
ⓘ
grafting ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Litchi chinensis
ⓘ
linked to:
Litchi
Nephelium lappaceum ⓘ
linked to:
Nephelium
|
| seedColor | shiny black ⓘ |
| seedFeature | central white spot ⓘ |
| taste | sweet ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
canned fruit
ⓘ
dried fruit ⓘ fresh consumption ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| usedInCuisineOf |
Chinese cuisine
ⓘ
Thai cuisine ⓘ Vietnamese cuisine ⓘ
linked to:
Vietnamese
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dimocarpus longan Description of subject: Dimocarpus longan is a tropical fruit tree species known for producing the sweet, translucent-fleshed longan fruit, closely related to lychee and widely cultivated in Asia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dimocarpus longan
linked to: Dimocarpus longan
linked to: Dimocarpus longan