Stylosanthes
E209717
Stylosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical legumes commonly used as forage and cover crops, valued for their nitrogen-fixing ability and adaptability to poor soils.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stylosanthes canonical | 3 |
| Stylosanthes guianensis | 2 |
| Stylosanthes hamata | 2 |
| Stylosanthes scabra | 2 |
| Stylosanthes capitata | 1 |
| Stylosanthes humilis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1891622 — 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: Stylosanthes Context triple: [Faboideae, includesGenus, Stylosanthes]
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A.
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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B.
Colinus leucopogon
Colinus leucopogon is a species of New World quail in the genus Colinus, known commonly as the white-throated bobwhite and native to parts of Central and South America.
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C.
Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
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D.
Mimosa
Mimosa, also known as Beta Crucis, is a bright blue giant star and one of the principal stars forming the Southern Cross constellation.
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E.
Mimosa
Mimosa is a highly regarded science fiction fanzine known for its insightful essays, fan history, and multiple Hugo Award wins.
- 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: Stylosanthes Target entity description: Stylosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical legumes commonly used as forage and cover crops, valued for their nitrogen-fixing ability and adaptability to poor soils.
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A.
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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B.
Colinus leucopogon
Colinus leucopogon is a species of New World quail in the genus Colinus, known commonly as the white-throated bobwhite and native to parts of Central and South America.
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C.
Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
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D.
Mimosa
Mimosa, also known as Beta Crucis, is a bright blue giant star and one of the principal stars forming the Southern Cross constellation.
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E.
Mimosa
Mimosa is a highly regarded science fiction fanzine known for its insightful essays, fan history, and multiple Hugo Award wins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
legume genus ⓘ plant genus ⓘ |
| benefit |
improved animal weight gain
ⓘ
increased crude protein in forage ⓘ reduced need for nitrogen fertilizer ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
stylo
ⓘ
stylo forage ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellow ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| growthHabit |
erect
ⓘ
prostrate ⓘ semi-erect ⓘ |
| habitat |
open woodlands
ⓘ
savannas ⓘ tropical grasslands ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Stylosanthes capitata
ⓘ
linked to:
Stylosanthes
Stylosanthes guianensis ⓘ
linked to:
Stylosanthes
Stylosanthes hamata ⓘ
linked to:
Stylosanthes
Stylosanthes humilis ⓘ
linked to:
Stylosanthes
Stylosanthes scabra ⓘ
linked to:
Stylosanthes
|
| isA |
cover crop
ⓘ
forage plant ⓘ legume ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | trifoliate leaves ⓘ |
| lifeForm |
herbaceous plant
ⓘ
subshrub ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| nitrogenFixation | nitrogen-fixing legume ⓘ |
| order | Fabales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| seedDispersal |
by animals
ⓘ
by machinery and humans ⓘ |
| subfamily | Faboideae ⓘ |
| symbiosisWith | rhizobia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates |
acid soils
ⓘ
low fertility soils ⓘ periodic drought ⓘ |
| tribe |
Dalbergieae
ⓘ
linked to:
Phaseoleae
|
| usedFor |
cover cropping
ⓘ
erosion control ⓘ forage ⓘ green manure ⓘ hay production ⓘ pasture improvement ⓘ silage production ⓘ soil conservation ⓘ soil fertility improvement ⓘ weed suppression ⓘ |
| usedIn |
pasture-legume mixtures
ⓘ
tropical livestock systems ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
adaptability to poor soils
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drought tolerance ⓘ good regrowth after grazing ⓘ high seed production ⓘ nitrogen-fixing ability ⓘ persistence in tropical pastures ⓘ tolerance to low fertility soils ⓘ |
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: Stylosanthes Description of subject: Stylosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical legumes commonly used as forage and cover crops, valued for their nitrogen-fixing ability and adaptability to poor soils.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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