Ficus carica
E335750
Ficus carica is the common fig, a small deciduous tree cultivated worldwide for its sweet, edible fruit and ornamental value.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ficus carica canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3205454 — 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: Ficus carica Context triple: [Ficus, includesSpecies, Ficus carica]
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A.
Mespilus
Mespilus is a small genus of deciduous fruit-bearing trees or shrubs in the rose family, best known for the common medlar cultivated for its distinctive, late-ripening fruit.
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B.
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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C.
Ziziphus
Ziziphus is a genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for producing edible drupes such as jujube, commonly found in warm-temperate and tropical regions.
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D.
Pyrus pyrifolia
Pyrus pyrifolia is the Asian pear tree species known for its crisp, juicy, apple-shaped fruits commonly cultivated in East Asia.
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E.
Malus domestica
Malus domestica is the scientific name for the domesticated apple tree, a widely cultivated fruit tree known for its edible apples.
- 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: Ficus carica Target entity description: Ficus carica is the common fig, a small deciduous tree cultivated worldwide for its sweet, edible fruit and ornamental value.
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A.
Mespilus
Mespilus is a small genus of deciduous fruit-bearing trees or shrubs in the rose family, best known for the common medlar cultivated for its distinctive, late-ripening fruit.
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B.
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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C.
Ziziphus
Ziziphus is a genus of spiny shrubs and small trees known for producing edible drupes such as jujube, commonly found in warm-temperate and tropical regions.
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D.
Pyrus pyrifolia
Pyrus pyrifolia is the Asian pear tree species known for its crisp, juicy, apple-shaped fruits commonly cultivated in East Asia.
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E.
Malus domestica
Malus domestica is the scientific name for the domesticated apple tree, a widely cultivated fruit tree known for its edible apples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous tree
ⓘ
fruit tree ⓘ species of plant ⓘ |
| barkColor | gray ⓘ |
| binomialName | Ficus carica ⓘ |
| climatePreference | warm temperate climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
common fig
ⓘ
fig tree ⓘ |
| contains |
dietary fiber
ⓘ
minerals ⓘ sugars ⓘ vitamins ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor |
edible fruit
ⓘ
ornamental purposes ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| droughtTolerance | moderate ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fruit crop
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
| family | Moraceae ⓘ |
| floweringPlant | true ⓘ |
| fruitType | syconium ⓘ |
| fruitUse |
dried fruit
ⓘ
eaten fresh ⓘ used in jams and preserves ⓘ |
| genus | Ficus ⓘ |
| growthForm |
large shrub
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| harvestSeason |
early autumn
ⓘ
late summer ⓘ |
| introducedTo | many temperate regions worldwide ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| latexProduction | produces milky latex in stems and leaves ⓘ |
| leafShape | lobed ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| lifespan | long-lived perennial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mediterranean region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean Basin
Western Asia ⓘ
linked to:
Middle East
|
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | fig wasp pollination in some varieties ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
cuttings
ⓘ
layering ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction
ⓘ
vegetative propagation ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained soils ⓘ |
| sunExposure | full sun ⓘ |
| symbolism | cultural and religious symbolism in Mediterranean cultures ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional medicine ⓘ |
| 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: Ficus carica Description of subject: Ficus carica is the common fig, a small deciduous tree cultivated worldwide for its sweet, edible fruit and ornamental value.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.