Sterculia foetida
E1039593
Sterculia foetida is a tropical tree species known for its foul-smelling parts, distinctive star-shaped seed pods, and use in traditional medicine and as a source of oil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sterculia foetida canonical | 2 |
| Sterculia foetida L. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13395490 — 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: Sterculia foetida Context triple: [Sterculiaceae, contains, Sterculia foetida]
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A.
Albizia amara
Albizia amara is a drought-tolerant deciduous tree native to South Asia, valued for its hardy timber, soil-improving properties, and use in traditional medicine.
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B.
Ocotea foetens
Ocotea foetens is a large, evergreen laurel tree native to the Macaronesian laurel forests, particularly notable in the Canary Islands and Madeira.
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C.
Symplocarpus foetidus
Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage, is a foul-smelling, early-spring flowering plant native to eastern North America that produces heat to melt surrounding snow.
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D.
Anthocephalus
Anthocephalus is a small genus of tropical trees in the coffee family Rubiaceae, best known for species like the fast-growing timber and shade tree Neolamarckia cadamba (formerly Anthocephalus chinensis).
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E.
Guaiacum sanctum
Guaiacum sanctum is a slow-growing tropical hardwood tree native to the Caribbean and Central America, renowned for its extremely dense, durable wood and historical medicinal uses.
- 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: Sterculia foetida Target entity description: Sterculia foetida is a tropical tree species known for its foul-smelling parts, distinctive star-shaped seed pods, and use in traditional medicine and as a source of oil.
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A.
Albizia amara
Albizia amara is a drought-tolerant deciduous tree native to South Asia, valued for its hardy timber, soil-improving properties, and use in traditional medicine.
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B.
Ocotea foetens
Ocotea foetens is a large, evergreen laurel tree native to the Macaronesian laurel forests, particularly notable in the Canary Islands and Madeira.
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C.
Symplocarpus foetidus
Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage, is a foul-smelling, early-spring flowering plant native to eastern North America that produces heat to melt surrounding snow.
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D.
Anthocephalus
Anthocephalus is a small genus of tropical trees in the coffee family Rubiaceae, best known for species like the fast-growing timber and shade tree Neolamarckia cadamba (formerly Anthocephalus chinensis).
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E.
Guaiacum sanctum
Guaiacum sanctum is a slow-growing tropical hardwood tree native to the Caribbean and Central America, renowned for its extremely dense, durable wood and historical medicinal uses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm
ⓘ
dicotyledon ⓘ plant species ⓘ tree species ⓘ |
| barkUse | fiber source ⓘ |
| commonName |
Java olive
ⓘ
bastard poon ⓘ hazel sterculia ⓘ skunk tree ⓘ sterculia nut tree ⓘ wild almond ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor |
avenue planting
ⓘ
ornamental purposes ⓘ shade ⓘ |
| family | Malvaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
purple
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| flowerOdor | unpleasant smell ⓘ |
| flowerSex | unisexual or polygamous ⓘ |
| fruitShape | star-shaped cluster of follicles ⓘ |
| fruitType | follicle ⓘ |
| genus | Sterculia ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
deciduous or semi-evergreen
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fast-growing ⓘ foul-smelling parts ⓘ straight bole ⓘ |
| hasSynonym |
Sterculia foetida L.
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linked to:
Sterculia foetida
|
| introducedTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ East Africa ⓘ South America ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | clustered at branch ends ⓘ |
| leafType | palmately compound leaves ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | up to about 35 m ⓘ |
| medicinalUse |
laxative
ⓘ
treatment of rheumatism in folk medicine ⓘ treatment of skin diseases in folk medicine ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
Southeast Asia ⓘ northern Australia ⓘ tropical Asia ⓘ |
| oilSource | seeds ⓘ |
| oilType | drying oil ⓘ |
| oilUse |
illumination
ⓘ
industrial purposes ⓘ soap making ⓘ |
| order | Malvales ⓘ |
| pollination | insects ⓘ |
| reproduction | by seeds ⓘ |
| seedColor | black seeds when mature ⓘ |
| seedShape | oval seeds ⓘ |
| seedUse |
roasted seeds eaten in some regions
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source of edible oil after processing ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
seasonal drought
ⓘ
tropical climates ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 10–20 m ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional medicine ⓘ |
| woodUse |
light construction
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matches ⓘ packing cases ⓘ |
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: Sterculia foetida Description of subject: Sterculia foetida is a tropical tree species known for its foul-smelling parts, distinctive star-shaped seed pods, and use in traditional medicine and as a source of oil.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sterculia foetida