Schinus
E127518
Schinus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs commonly known for species like the Peruvian pepper tree, some of which produce pink peppercorns used as a spice.
All labels observed (23)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1106268 — 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.
Target entity: Schinus Context triple: [Anacardiaceae, includesGenus, Schinus]
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Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, commonly known as oleasters or silverberries, valued for their hardiness, silvery foliage, and often edible, nutrient-rich fruits.
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Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
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Sageretia
Sageretia is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, often used in bonsai, known for their small leaves and colorful, peeling bark.
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Thuja
Thuja is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as arborvitae, widely used in ornamental landscaping and hedging.
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Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Schinus Target entity description: Schinus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs commonly known for species like the Peruvian pepper tree, some of which produce pink peppercorns used as a spice.
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A.
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, commonly known as oleasters or silverberries, valued for their hardiness, silvery foliage, and often edible, nutrient-rich fruits.
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B.
Paliurus
Paliurus is a small genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for their distinctive disc-shaped, winged fruits and occurrence in warm temperate to subtropical regions of Eurasia.
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C.
Sageretia
Sageretia is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees, often used in bonsai, known for their small leaves and colorful, peeling bark.
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D.
Thuja
Thuja is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as arborvitae, widely used in ornamental landscaping and hedging.
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Tetraclinis
Tetraclinis is a small genus of coniferous trees in the cypress family, best known for the species Tetraclinis articulata, commonly called the sandarac or Barbary thuja.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Anacardiaceae ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | pepper tree ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1753 ⓘ |
| family | Anacardiaceae ⓘ |
| hasGrowthForm |
shrub
ⓘ
tree ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Schinus areira
ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus bahiensis ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus dependens ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus engleri ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus fasciculatus ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus gracilipes ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus johnstonii ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus latifolius ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus lentiscifolius ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus longifolius ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus marchandii ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus molle ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus montanus ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus nothofagifolius ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus patagonicus ⓘ Schinus pearcei ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus pilifera ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus polygama ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus polygamus ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus roigii ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus terebinthifolia ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus velutinus ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
Schinus weinmannifolius ⓘ
linked to:
Schinus
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Argentina
ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Chile ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ Peru ⓘ South America ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales ⓘ |
| produces | pink peppercorns ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedFor | spice production ⓘ |
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Subject: Schinus Description of subject: Schinus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs commonly known for species like the Peruvian pepper tree, some of which produce pink peppercorns used as a spice.
Referenced by (25)
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