Wollemia
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Wollemia is a rare and ancient conifer genus, best known for the Wollemi pine, a "living fossil" discovered in Australia and critically endangered in the wild.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wollemi pine | 5 |
| Wollemia nobilis | 5 |
| Wollemia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2663036 — 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: Wollemia Context triple: [Araucariaceae, containsGenus, Wollemia]
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A.
Araucaria
Araucaria is a genus of ancient evergreen coniferous trees, including species like the monkey puzzle tree and Norfolk Island pine, native mainly to the Southern Hemisphere.
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B.
Austrotaxus
Austrotaxus is a small, monotypic genus of coniferous trees in the yew family, native to New Caledonia.
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C.
Widdringtonia
Widdringtonia is a small genus of African coniferous trees commonly known as African cypresses, valued for their durable timber and ecological importance.
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D.
Podocarpus
Podocarpus is a large genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs in the family Podocarpaceae, widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere and valued as ornamental and timber plants.
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E.
Fitzroya
Fitzroya is a long-lived conifer genus native to the temperate rainforests of southern South America, best known for its massive, slow-growing trees that can live for thousands of years.
- 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: Wollemia Target entity description: Wollemia is a rare and ancient conifer genus, best known for the Wollemi pine, a "living fossil" discovered in Australia and critically endangered in the wild.
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A.
Araucaria
Araucaria is a genus of ancient evergreen coniferous trees, including species like the monkey puzzle tree and Norfolk Island pine, native mainly to the Southern Hemisphere.
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B.
Austrotaxus
Austrotaxus is a small, monotypic genus of coniferous trees in the yew family, native to New Caledonia.
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C.
Widdringtonia
Widdringtonia is a small genus of African coniferous trees commonly known as African cypresses, valued for their durable timber and ecological importance.
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D.
Podocarpus
Podocarpus is a large genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs in the family Podocarpaceae, widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere and valued as ornamental and timber plants.
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E.
Fitzroya
Fitzroya is a long-lived conifer genus native to the temperate rainforests of southern South America, best known for its massive, slow-growing trees that can live for thousands of years.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conifer genus
ⓘ
conifer species ⓘ plant genus ⓘ |
| authority |
Jones, Hill & Allen
ⓘ
W.G. Jones, K.D. Hill & J.M. Allen ⓘ |
| barkCharacteristic | distinctive bubbly bark ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | living fossil ⓘ |
| commonName |
Wollemi pine
ⓘ
linked to:
Wollemia
|
| conservationAction |
ex situ cultivation in botanic gardens
ⓘ
strict protection of wild sites ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
ⓘ
linked to:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
|
| describedInScientificLiterature | 1995 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | David Noble ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| distribution | very restricted natural range ⓘ |
| division | Pinophyta ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Australia ⓘ |
| family | Araucariaceae ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | known from Cretaceous fossils ⓘ |
| foundIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Wollemi National Park ⓘ |
| geologicalHistory | Mesozoic origin ⓘ |
| growthForm | tall tree ⓘ |
| habitat |
deep sandstone gorges
ⓘ
temperate rainforest ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Wollemia nobilis
ⓘ
linked to:
Wollemia
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| order |
Araucariales
ⓘ
linked to:
Araucariaceae
|
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| propagation |
cultivated from cuttings
ⓘ
grown from seed ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Agathis
ⓘ
Araucaria ⓘ |
| reproduction | produces both male and female cones ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
disease risk
ⓘ
illegal collection ⓘ very small wild population ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Wollemia nobilis
ⓘ
linked to:
Wollemia
|
| usedAs | ornamental tree ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wollemia Description of subject: Wollemia is a rare and ancient conifer genus, best known for the Wollemi pine, a "living fossil" discovered in Australia and critically endangered in the wild.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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