Trema micrantha
E154435
Trema micrantha is a fast-growing tropical tree species in the hemp family (Cannabaceae), commonly used for reforestation, shade, and traditional medicine in the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trema micrantha canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1328534 — 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: Trema micrantha Context triple: [Trema, hasSpecies, Trema micrantha]
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A.
Trema orientalis
Trema orientalis is a fast-growing tropical tree species in the hemp family (Cannabaceae), commonly known as charcoal-tree or pigeon wood, valued for its use in traditional medicine, fodder, and reforestation.
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B.
Pipturus
Pipturus is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle order known for its shrubby species, some of which produce fibrous bark and small edible fruits.
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C.
Combretocarpus
Combretocarpus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees known for their occurrence in Southeast Asian rainforests and distinctive wood.
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D.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
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E.
Myriocarpa
Myriocarpa is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, known for its tropical distribution in the Americas.
- 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: Trema micrantha Target entity description: Trema micrantha is a fast-growing tropical tree species in the hemp family (Cannabaceae), commonly used for reforestation, shade, and traditional medicine in the Americas.
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A.
Trema orientalis
Trema orientalis is a fast-growing tropical tree species in the hemp family (Cannabaceae), commonly known as charcoal-tree or pigeon wood, valued for its use in traditional medicine, fodder, and reforestation.
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B.
Pipturus
Pipturus is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle order known for its shrubby species, some of which produce fibrous bark and small edible fruits.
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C.
Combretocarpus
Combretocarpus is a small genus of tropical flowering trees known for their occurrence in Southeast Asian rainforests and distinctive wood.
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D.
Hunnemannia
Hunnemannia is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, known for its ornamental, bright yellow, poppy-like blooms.
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E.
Myriocarpa
Myriocarpa is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, known for its tropical distribution in the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant species
ⓘ
tree species ⓘ |
| binomialName | Trema micrantha ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| contains |
flavonoids
ⓘ
phenolic compounds ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
early successional species
ⓘ
pioneer species ⓘ |
| family | Cannabaceae ⓘ |
| flowerSex | unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe ⓘ |
| genus | Trema ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree ⓘ |
| growthRate | fast-growing ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed sites
ⓘ
forest edges ⓘ secondary forests ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| medicinalUse |
traditional treatments for infections
ⓘ
traditional treatments for inflammation ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ tropical Americas ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | bird-dispersed ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerance |
drought
ⓘ
full sun ⓘ poor soils ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agroforestry
ⓘ
fuelwood ⓘ reforestation ⓘ shade ⓘ timber ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| usedIn |
restoration ecology
ⓘ
shade for cacao plantations ⓘ shade for coffee plantations ⓘ |
| woodProperty | light wood ⓘ |
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: Trema micrantha Description of subject: Trema micrantha is a fast-growing tropical tree species in the hemp family (Cannabaceae), commonly used for reforestation, shade, and traditional medicine in the Americas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.