Commiphora
E587744
Commiphora is a genus of aromatic resin-producing shrubs and trees best known for including the myrrh-producing species used in incense, perfume, and traditional medicine.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commiphora canonical | 3 |
| Commiphora africana | 1 |
| Commiphora erythraea | 1 |
| Commiphora gileadensis | 1 |
| Commiphora guidottii | 1 |
| Commiphora habessinica | 1 |
| Commiphora kataf | 1 |
| Commiphora myrrha | 1 |
| Commiphora wightii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6328651 — 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: Commiphora Context triple: [Burseraceae, hasNotableGenus, Commiphora]
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A.
Bursera
Bursera is a genus of aromatic, resin-producing trees and shrubs native mainly to the Americas, known for species such as the incense and copal trees.
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B.
Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
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C.
Myrtus
Myrtus is a genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs and small trees, best known for the common myrtle often used ornamentally and for its fragrant leaves and berries.
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D.
Hippophae
Hippophae is a small genus of hardy, nitrogen-fixing shrubs best known for sea buckthorn, whose bright orange berries are rich in vitamins and used in food, cosmetics, and traditional medicine.
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E.
Sageretia
Sageretia is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, often used in bonsai, known for their small leaves and colorful, peeling bark.
- 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: Commiphora Target entity description: Commiphora is a genus of aromatic resin-producing shrubs and trees best known for including the myrrh-producing species used in incense, perfume, and traditional medicine.
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A.
Bursera
Bursera is a genus of aromatic, resin-producing trees and shrubs native mainly to the Americas, known for species such as the incense and copal trees.
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B.
Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
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C.
Myrtus
Myrtus is a genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs and small trees, best known for the common myrtle often used ornamentally and for its fragrant leaves and berries.
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D.
Hippophae
Hippophae is a small genus of hardy, nitrogen-fixing shrubs best known for sea buckthorn, whose bright orange berries are rich in vitamins and used in food, cosmetics, and traditional medicine.
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E.
Sageretia
Sageretia is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, often used in bonsai, known for their small leaves and colorful, peeling bark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Burseraceae ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | commiphora ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
essential oils
ⓘ
sesquiterpenes ⓘ triterpenes ⓘ |
| describedAs |
aromatic
ⓘ
resinous ⓘ |
| family | Burseraceae ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrub
ⓘ
tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Commiphora africana
ⓘ
linked to:
Commiphora
Commiphora erythraea ⓘ
linked to:
Commiphora
Commiphora gileadensis ⓘ
linked to:
Commiphora
Commiphora guidottii ⓘ
linked to:
Commiphora
Commiphora habessinica ⓘ
linked to:
Commiphora
Commiphora kataf ⓘ
linked to:
Commiphora
Commiphora myrrha ⓘ
linked to:
Commiphora
Commiphora wightii ⓘ
linked to:
Commiphora
|
| hasPart | resin ducts ⓘ |
| isA |
aromatic plant genus
ⓘ
resin-producing plant genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
Madagascar ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales ⓘ |
| produces |
aromatic resin
ⓘ
myrrh ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Boswellia ⓘ |
| resinUsedFor |
embalming
ⓘ
fragrance ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ traditional healing ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
incense
ⓘ
perfume ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ayurvedic medicine
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayurveda
Middle Eastern traditional medicine ⓘ traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ |
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: Commiphora Description of subject: Commiphora is a genus of aromatic resin-producing shrubs and trees best known for including the myrrh-producing species used in incense, perfume, and traditional medicine.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Commiphora
linked to: Commiphora
linked to: Commiphora
linked to: Commiphora
linked to: Commiphora
linked to: Commiphora
linked to: Commiphora
linked to: Commiphora