Tetracera volubilis
E1038975
Tetracera volubilis is a tropical climbing plant species in the family Dilleniaceae, known for its woody vines and use in traditional medicine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tetracera | 1 |
| Tetracera volubilis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13421234 — 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: Tetracera volubilis Context triple: [Bernard de Jussieu, described, Tetracera volubilis]
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A.
Tetracornus
Tetracornus is a little-known genus of flowering plants in the dogwood family Cornaceae.
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B.
Tetradendron
Tetradendron is a genus of flowering plants in the dogwood family Cornaceae.
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C.
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.
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D.
Hesperelaea
Hesperelaea is a little-known, likely extinct genus of flowering plants in the olive family, historically native to California’s Channel Islands.
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E.
Ehretia
Ehretia is a genus of flowering plants in the borage order, comprising trees and shrubs found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
- 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: Tetracera volubilis Target entity description: Tetracera volubilis is a tropical climbing plant species in the family Dilleniaceae, known for its woody vines and use in traditional medicine.
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A.
Tetracornus
Tetracornus is a little-known genus of flowering plants in the dogwood family Cornaceae.
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B.
Tetradendron
Tetradendron is a genus of flowering plants in the dogwood family Cornaceae.
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C.
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.
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D.
Hesperelaea
Hesperelaea is a little-known, likely extinct genus of flowering plants in the olive family, historically native to California’s Channel Islands.
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E.
Ehretia
Ehretia is a genus of flowering plants in the borage order, comprising trees and shrubs found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
ⓘ
vine ⓘ |
| belongsToFloraOf | tropical America ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Core eudicots ⓘ
linked to:
Eudicots
Eudicots ⓘ |
| distribution |
Neotropics
ⓘ
linked to:
Neotropical realm
|
| ecologicalRole |
provides food for frugivores
ⓘ
provides habitat for insects ⓘ structural component of forest understory ⓘ |
| family | Dilleniaceae ⓘ |
| genus |
Tetracera
ⓘ
linked to:
Tetracera volubilis
|
| growthForm |
climber
ⓘ
liana ⓘ |
| hasPart |
flowers
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ leaves ⓘ stems ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | broadleaf ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| medicinalUse |
treatment of gastrointestinal disorders
ⓘ
treatment of inflammatory conditions ⓘ treatment of pain ⓘ |
| nativeHabitat |
tropical forests
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| order | Dilleniales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | animal-dispersed ⓘ |
| stemType | woody vine ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local construction materials
ⓘ
rope and tying material ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional medicine ⓘ |
| vernacularUse | ethnobotanical applications ⓘ |
| woodType | hardwood ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Tetracera volubilis Description of subject: Tetracera volubilis is a tropical climbing plant species in the family Dilleniaceae, known for its woody vines and use in traditional medicine.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tetracera volubilis