Leersia
E741367
Leersia is a genus of grasses commonly known as cutgrasses, found in wet habitats worldwide and related to rice.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leersia canonical | 3 |
| Leersia oryzoides | 3 |
| Leersia hexandra | 2 |
| Leersia denudata | 1 |
| Leersia lenticularis | 1 |
| Leersia monandra | 1 |
| Leersia sayanuka | 1 |
| Leersia tisserantii | 1 |
| Leersia virginica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8548827 — 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: Leersia Context triple: [Ehrhartoideae, includesTaxon, Leersia]
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A.
Pipturus
Pipturus is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle order known for its shrubby species, some of which produce fibrous bark and small edible fruits.
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B.
Phragmacia
Phragmacia is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds in the warbler family Sylviidae.
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C.
Aphananthe
Aphananthe is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs known for their hard wood and occurrence in warm temperate to tropical regions.
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D.
Decaisnea
Decaisnea is a small genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees known for their unusual, fleshy, often blue pod-like fruits and is native to regions of East and South Asia.
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E.
Tetrastigma
Tetrastigma is a genus of tropical and subtropical climbing plants in the grape family, best known as the primary host for the parasitic Rafflesia flowers.
- 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: Leersia Target entity description: Leersia is a genus of grasses commonly known as cutgrasses, found in wet habitats worldwide and related to rice.
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A.
Pipturus
Pipturus is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle order known for its shrubby species, some of which produce fibrous bark and small edible fruits.
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B.
Phragmacia
Phragmacia is a genus of small insectivorous passerine birds in the warbler family Sylviidae.
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C.
Aphananthe
Aphananthe is a small genus of flowering trees and shrubs known for their hard wood and occurrence in warm temperate to tropical regions.
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D.
Decaisnea
Decaisnea is a small genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees known for their unusual, fleshy, often blue pod-like fruits and is native to regions of East and South Asia.
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E.
Tetrastigma
Tetrastigma is a genus of tropical and subtropical climbing plants in the grape family, best known as the primary host for the parasitic Rafflesia flowers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | tribe Oryzeae ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Monocots ⓘ
linked to:
Liliopsida
|
| closelyRelatedTo | Oryza sativa ⓘ |
| commonName | cutgrasses ⓘ |
| distribution |
temperate regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ worldwide ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
aquatic vegetation
ⓘ
riparian vegetation ⓘ |
| family | Poaceae ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| growthForm | graminoid ⓘ |
| habitat |
marshes
ⓘ
riverbanks ⓘ swamps ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Leersia denudata
ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
Leersia hexandra ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
Leersia lenticularis ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
Leersia monandra ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
Leersia oryzoides ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
Leersia sayanuka ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
Leersia tisserantii ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
Leersia virginica ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafCharacteristic |
cutting leaf edges
ⓘ
rough leaf margins ⓘ |
| lifeForm |
annual grass
ⓘ
perennial grass ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Johann Daniel Leers ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Leersia hexandra
ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
Leersia oryzoides ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
|
| order | Poales ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Oryzeae ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| reasonForCommonName | sharp leaf blades that can cut skin ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Oryza
ⓘ
rice ⓘ |
| reproduction |
by seed
ⓘ
vegetative spread by rhizomes ⓘ |
| subfamily | Oryzoideae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Leersia oryzoides
ⓘ
linked to:
Leersia
|
| usedIn | wetland restoration ⓘ |
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: Leersia Description of subject: Leersia is a genus of grasses commonly known as cutgrasses, found in wet habitats worldwide and related to rice.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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