Oxalis
E1039560
Oxalis is a large genus of flowering plants commonly known as wood sorrels, characterized by clover-like leaves and often tangy, oxalic acid-rich foliage.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oxalis canonical | 4 |
| Oxalis corniculata | 2 |
| Oxalis pes-caprae | 2 |
| Oxalis acetosella | 1 |
| Oxalis triangularis | 1 |
| redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13395173 — 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: Oxalis Context triple: [Oxalidales, notableGenus, Oxalis]
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A.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
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B.
Cissampelos
Cissampelos is a genus of climbing flowering plants known for their twining vines and traditional medicinal uses, belonging to the moonseed family.
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C.
Commelina
Commelina is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as dayflowers, characterized by their delicate blue or purple blooms and widespread distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
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D.
Cleoboea
Cleoboea is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily through genealogical references connecting her to other mythic characters.
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E.
Phyteuma
Phyteuma is a genus of flowering plants known as rampion, characterized by their distinctive clustered, often spiky inflorescences and native primarily to Europe.
- 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: Oxalis Target entity description: Oxalis is a large genus of flowering plants commonly known as wood sorrels, characterized by clover-like leaves and often tangy, oxalic acid-rich foliage.
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A.
Antigonon
Antigonon is a small genus of flowering vines in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, commonly known for ornamental species like coral vine.
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B.
Cissampelos
Cissampelos is a genus of climbing flowering plants known for their twining vines and traditional medicinal uses, belonging to the moonseed family.
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C.
Commelina
Commelina is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as dayflowers, characterized by their delicate blue or purple blooms and widespread distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
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D.
Cleoboea
Cleoboea is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily through genealogical references connecting her to other mythic characters.
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E.
Phyteuma
Phyteuma is a genus of flowering plants known as rampion, characterized by their distinctive clustered, often spiky inflorescences and native primarily to Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Oxalidaceae ⓘ |
| caution | high oxalic acid can be toxic in large amounts ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName |
wood sorrels
ⓘ
woodsorrels ⓘ |
| containsCompound | oxalic acid ⓘ |
| describedAs | large genus of flowering plants ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| family | Oxalidaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
orange
ⓘ
pink ⓘ purple ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | radial symmetry ⓘ |
| flowerType | actinomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed sites
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ rocky slopes ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
clover-like leaves
ⓘ
oxalic acid-rich foliage ⓘ sour-tasting foliage ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | basal rosette ⓘ |
| leafType | trifoliate leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
many temperate regions
ⓘ
many tropical regions ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Oxalis acetosella
ⓘ
Oxalis corniculata ⓘ
linked to:
Oxalis
Oxalis pes-caprae ⓘ
linked to:
Oxalis
Oxalis triangularis ⓘ
linked to:
Oxalis
|
| order | Oxalidales ⓘ |
| petalNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insects ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy |
sexual reproduction via seeds
ⓘ
vegetative reproduction via bulbs or rhizomes ⓘ |
| resembles | clover ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | explosive dehiscence ⓘ |
| taste |
sour
ⓘ
tangy ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ornamental plant
ⓘ
potherb in small quantities ⓘ |
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: Oxalis Description of subject: Oxalis is a large genus of flowering plants commonly known as wood sorrels, characterized by clover-like leaves and often tangy, oxalic acid-rich foliage.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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