Zelkova
E20211
Zelkova is a small genus of deciduous trees in the elm family, valued as ornamentals and for bonsai, and native to parts of Europe and Asia.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zelkova serrata | 11 |
| Zelkova canonical | 3 |
| Zelkova carpinifolia | 2 |
| Japanese zelkova | 1 |
| Zelkova abelicea | 1 |
| Zelkova schneideriana | 1 |
| Zelkova sicula | 1 |
| Zelkova sinica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T102860 — 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: Zelkova Context triple: [Rosales, includes, Zelkova]
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A.
Ulmus
Ulmus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as elms, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and valued for their distinctive vase-shaped form and use in landscaping and timber.
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B.
Ulmus minor
Ulmus minor is a species of elm tree native to Europe and western Asia, commonly known as the field elm and valued for its hard timber and ornamental use.
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C.
Ulmus laevis
Ulmus laevis, commonly known as the European white elm, is a deciduous tree species native to Europe, recognized for its pale bark, tolerance of wet soils, and importance in riparian woodlands.
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D.
Morus
Morus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, valued for their sweet, edible fruits and use in silkworm cultivation.
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E.
Thuja
Thuja is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as arborvitae, widely used in ornamental landscaping and hedging.
- 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: Zelkova Target entity description: Zelkova is a small genus of deciduous trees in the elm family, valued as ornamentals and for bonsai, and native to parts of Europe and Asia.
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A.
Ulmus
Ulmus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as elms, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and valued for their distinctive vase-shaped form and use in landscaping and timber.
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B.
Ulmus minor
Ulmus minor is a species of elm tree native to Europe and western Asia, commonly known as the field elm and valued for its hard timber and ornamental use.
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C.
Ulmus laevis
Ulmus laevis, commonly known as the European white elm, is a deciduous tree species native to Europe, recognized for its pale bark, tolerance of wet soils, and importance in riparian woodlands.
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D.
Morus
Morus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, valued for their sweet, edible fruits and use in silkworm cultivation.
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E.
Thuja
Thuja is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs commonly known as arborvitae, widely used in ornamental landscaping and hedging.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous tree genus
ⓘ
plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| barkCharacteristic |
becomes fissured with age
ⓘ
smooth when young ⓘ |
| clade |
Angiosperms
ⓘ
linked to:
Magnoliophyta
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | zelkova ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | some species threatened in the wild ⓘ |
| describedAs | relict genus in some regions ⓘ |
| family | Ulmaceae ⓘ |
| flowerType | inconspicuous ⓘ |
| fruitType | small dry drupe or nutlet ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Zelkova abelicea
ⓘ
linked to:
Zelkova
Zelkova carpinifolia ⓘ
linked to:
Zelkova
Zelkova schneideriana ⓘ
linked to:
Zelkova
Zelkova serrata ⓘ
linked to:
Zelkova
Zelkova sicula ⓘ
linked to:
Zelkova
Zelkova sinica ⓘ
linked to:
Zelkova
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asia
ⓘ
Caucasus region ⓘ East Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Western Asia ⓘ
linked to:
Middle East
|
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagation |
cuttings
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ulmus ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via seeds ⓘ |
| resistantTo | Dutch elm disease (relative to Ulmus) ⓘ |
| tolerantOf |
air pollution
ⓘ
pruning ⓘ |
| usedAs |
shade tree
ⓘ
street tree ⓘ |
| usedIn |
landscape design
ⓘ
urban planting ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
attractive autumn foliage
ⓘ
bonsai cultivation ⓘ ornamental use ⓘ vase-shaped crown in some species ⓘ |
| 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
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: Zelkova Description of subject: Zelkova is a small genus of deciduous trees in the elm family, valued as ornamentals and for bonsai, and native to parts of Europe and Asia.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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