dove tree (Davidia involucrata)
E619875
The dove tree (Davidia involucrata) is a rare ornamental tree from China, famed for its large white bracts that resemble fluttering doves or handkerchiefs in spring.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| dove tree | 1 |
| dove tree (Davidia involucrata) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6791648 — 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: dove tree (Davidia involucrata) Context triple: [Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, notableFlora, dove tree (Davidia involucrata)]
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A.
Keteleeria davidiana
Keteleeria davidiana is a large evergreen conifer native to East Asia, valued for its timber and ornamental use and characterized by its tall, straight trunk and dense, needle-like foliage.
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B.
Nagi tree
The Nagi tree is a revered sacred tree species in Japan, often associated with Shinto shrines and believed to offer protection and good fortune.
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C.
Koelreuteria
Koelreuteria is a small genus of ornamental flowering trees, commonly known as goldenrain trees, valued for their showy yellow blossoms and decorative papery seed pods.
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D.
Metasequoia
Metasequoia is a small genus of fast-growing deciduous conifer trees best known for the dawn redwood, a once-thought-extinct "living fossil" valued in paleobotany and ornamental planting.
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E.
Euptelea
Euptelea is a small genus of deciduous trees native to East Asia, notable for its primitive floral characteristics and significance in studies of early angiosperm evolution.
- 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: dove tree (Davidia involucrata) Target entity description: The dove tree (Davidia involucrata) is a rare ornamental tree from China, famed for its large white bracts that resemble fluttering doves or handkerchiefs in spring.
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A.
Keteleeria davidiana
Keteleeria davidiana is a large evergreen conifer native to East Asia, valued for its timber and ornamental use and characterized by its tall, straight trunk and dense, needle-like foliage.
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B.
Nagi tree
The Nagi tree is a revered sacred tree species in Japan, often associated with Shinto shrines and believed to offer protection and good fortune.
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C.
Koelreuteria
Koelreuteria is a small genus of ornamental flowering trees, commonly known as goldenrain trees, valued for their showy yellow blossoms and decorative papery seed pods.
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D.
Metasequoia
Metasequoia is a small genus of fast-growing deciduous conifer trees best known for the dawn redwood, a once-thought-extinct "living fossil" valued in paleobotany and ornamental planting.
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E.
Euptelea
Euptelea is a small genus of deciduous trees native to East Asia, notable for its primitive floral characteristics and significance in studies of early angiosperm evolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous tree
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ tree species ⓘ |
| barkColor | gray-brown ⓘ |
| barkTexture |
becoming fissured with age
ⓘ
smooth in youth ⓘ |
| bractColor | white ⓘ |
| bractFunction | attract pollinators ⓘ |
| climatePreference | cool moist summers ⓘ |
| commonName |
dove tree
ⓘ
linked to:
dove tree (Davidia involucrata)
ghost tree ⓘ handkerchief tree ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | vulnerable in the wild ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs | ornamental tree ⓘ |
| describedBy | Ernest Henry Wilson ⓘ |
| describedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| distribution |
south-central China
ⓘ
linked to:
Southwest China
southwest China ⓘ |
| family | Nyssaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | purple-brown (heads) ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | spring ⓘ |
| fruitType | nut-like drupe ⓘ |
| genus | Davidia ⓘ |
| genusNamedAfter | Armand David ⓘ |
| growthRate | moderate ⓘ |
| hardiness | temperate climates ⓘ |
| hasPart | large white bracts ⓘ |
| height | 20–25 m ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | deciduous ⓘ |
| leafShape | heart-shaped ⓘ |
| leafType | broadleaf ⓘ |
| lightPreference | full sun to partial shade ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Armand David ⓘ |
| nativeTo | China ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bracts resembling doves
ⓘ
bracts resembling handkerchiefs ⓘ |
| order | Cornales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
cuttings
ⓘ
grafting ⓘ seed ⓘ |
| soilPreference | moist well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
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: dove tree (Davidia involucrata) Description of subject: The dove tree (Davidia involucrata) is a rare ornamental tree from China, famed for its large white bracts that resemble fluttering doves or handkerchiefs in spring.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
dove tree (Davidia involucrata)
linked to: dove tree (Davidia involucrata)