Hibiscus syriacus
E25454
Hibiscus syriacus is a hardy flowering shrub, commonly known as the rose of Sharon, celebrated for its showy blooms and cultural significance, particularly in East Asia.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hibiscus syriacus canonical | 6 |
| Hibiscus | 1 |
| Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Bird' | 1 |
| Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' | 1 |
| Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart' | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T196594 — 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: Hibiscus syriacus Context triple: [South Korea, nationalFlower, Hibiscus syriacus]
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A.
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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B.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs that includes cherries, plums, peaches, apricots, and almonds, many of which are important fruit and nut crops.
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C.
Zelkova
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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D.
Celtis
Celtis is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as hackberries, valued for their hardiness and small, berry-like fruits.
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E.
Rosa
Rosa is a genus of flowering plants known for its ornamental roses, prized worldwide for their beauty, fragrance, and cultural symbolism.
- 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: Hibiscus syriacus Target entity description: Hibiscus syriacus is a hardy flowering shrub, commonly known as the rose of Sharon, celebrated for its showy blooms and cultural significance, particularly in East Asia.
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A.
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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B.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs that includes cherries, plums, peaches, apricots, and almonds, many of which are important fruit and nut crops.
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C.
Zelkova
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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D.
Celtis
Celtis is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as hackberries, valued for their hardiness and small, berry-like fruits.
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E.
Rosa
Rosa is a genus of flowering plants known for its ornamental roses, prized worldwide for their beauty, fragrance, and cultural symbolism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering shrub
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ |
| attracts |
bees
ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ |
| binomialName | Hibiscus syriacus ⓘ |
| commonName |
Syrian hibiscus
ⓘ
rose of Sharon ⓘ shrub althea ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important symbol in Korean culture ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| family | Malvaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
blue
ⓘ
pink ⓘ purple ⓘ white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason |
early autumn
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| flowerType |
double flowers
ⓘ
single flowers ⓘ |
| genus |
Hibiscus
ⓘ
linked to:
Hibiscus syriacus
|
| growthForm | deciduous shrub ⓘ |
| hardiness | cold-hardy ⓘ |
| hasCultivar |
Hibiscus syriacus 'Blue Bird'
ⓘ
linked to:
Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' ⓘ
linked to:
Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart' ⓘ
linked to:
Hibiscus syriacus
|
| introducedTo |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafMargin | toothed ⓘ |
| leafShape | ovate ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| lightRequirement | full sun ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ |
| order | Malvales ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
cuttings
ⓘ
seed ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| symbolOf | national flower of South Korea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerance |
drought tolerant once established
ⓘ
urban pollution tolerant ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 2–4 m ⓘ |
| uses |
garden hedge
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1753 ⓘ |
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: Hibiscus syriacus Description of subject: Hibiscus syriacus is a hardy flowering shrub, commonly known as the rose of Sharon, celebrated for its showy blooms and cultural significance, particularly in East Asia.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hibiscus syriacus
linked to: Hibiscus syriacus
linked to: Hibiscus syriacus
linked to: Hibiscus syriacus
subject linked to:
rose of Sharon