Jacaranda mimosifolia
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Jacaranda mimosifolia is a deciduous tree native to South America, widely cultivated for its striking lavender-blue, trumpet-shaped flowers and ornamental value in warm climates around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacaranda mimosifolia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9830817 — 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: Jacaranda mimosifolia Context triple: [Flora of Argentina, hasRepresentativeSpecies, Jacaranda mimosifolia]
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A.
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Lagerstroemia speciosa, commonly known as the giant crepe-myrtle or queen's crape myrtle, is a tropical flowering tree valued for its showy blossoms and use as an ornamental and medicinal plant.
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B.
Mimosa
Mimosa, also known as Beta Crucis, is a bright blue giant star and one of the principal stars forming the Southern Cross constellation.
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C.
Mimosa
Mimosa is a highly regarded science fiction fanzine known for its insightful essays, fan history, and multiple Hugo Award wins.
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D.
Lagerstroemia indica
Lagerstroemia indica is a deciduous ornamental shrub or small tree, commonly known as crape myrtle, prized for its long-lasting summer flowers and attractive bark.
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E.
Lagerstroemia loudonii
Lagerstroemia loudonii is a flowering tree species in the crape myrtle genus, known for its showy, colorful blossoms and ornamental use in tropical and subtropical landscapes.
- 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: Jacaranda mimosifolia Target entity description: Jacaranda mimosifolia is a deciduous tree native to South America, widely cultivated for its striking lavender-blue, trumpet-shaped flowers and ornamental value in warm climates around the world.
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A.
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Lagerstroemia speciosa, commonly known as the giant crepe-myrtle or queen's crape myrtle, is a tropical flowering tree valued for its showy blossoms and use as an ornamental and medicinal plant.
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B.
Mimosa
Mimosa, also known as Beta Crucis, is a bright blue giant star and one of the principal stars forming the Southern Cross constellation.
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C.
Mimosa
Mimosa is a highly regarded science fiction fanzine known for its insightful essays, fan history, and multiple Hugo Award wins.
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D.
Lagerstroemia indica
Lagerstroemia indica is a deciduous ornamental shrub or small tree, commonly known as crape myrtle, prized for its long-lasting summer flowers and attractive bark.
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E.
Lagerstroemia loudonii
Lagerstroemia loudonii is a flowering tree species in the crape myrtle genus, known for its showy, colorful blossoms and ornamental use in tropical and subtropical landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous tree
ⓘ
ornamental tree ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| climatePreference |
subtropical
ⓘ
warm temperate ⓘ |
| commonName |
black poui
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
blue jacaranda ⓘ fern tree ⓘ jacaranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor |
ornamental value
ⓘ
showy flowers ⓘ |
| describedBy | David Don NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Bignoniaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | lavender-blue ⓘ |
| flowerColorOfCultivar | 'Alba' has white flowers ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
early summer
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spring ⓘ |
| flowerShape | trumpet-shaped ⓘ |
| frostSensitivity | frost-sensitive when young ⓘ |
| fruitType | woody capsule ⓘ |
| genus | Jacaranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultivar | Jacaranda mimosifolia 'Alba' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | deciduous ⓘ |
| leafType | bipinnate ⓘ |
| lightRequirement | full sun ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | up to 20 m ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
South America
ⓘ
northwestern Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| potentialIssue |
litter from fallen flowers
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surface root damage to pavements ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
cuttings
ⓘ
seed ⓘ |
| rootSystem | shallow root system ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 10–15 m ⓘ |
| urbanUse |
park tree
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street tree ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1822 ⓘ |
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: Jacaranda mimosifolia Description of subject: Jacaranda mimosifolia is a deciduous tree native to South America, widely cultivated for its striking lavender-blue, trumpet-shaped flowers and ornamental value in warm climates around the world.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.