Amur linden
E358978
The Amur linden is a deciduous tree species native to East Asia, valued for its fragrant flowers and hardy growth in temperate forests.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amur linden canonical | 2 |
| Linde (lime tree) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3446725 — 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: Amur linden Context triple: [Lazovsky Nature Reserve, hasFlora, Amur linden]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Paulownia tomentosa
Paulownia tomentosa is a fast-growing ornamental tree native to East Asia, known for its large heart-shaped leaves, showy violet flowers, and lightweight, valuable timber.
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D.
Fagus
Fagus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as beeches, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and valued for their hardwood and ornamental use.
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E.
Ulmus glabra
Ulmus glabra, commonly known as the wych elm or Scots elm, is a large deciduous tree native to Europe and western Asia, valued for its broad crown, rough leaves, and historical use in timber and landscaping.
- 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: Amur linden Target entity description: The Amur linden is a deciduous tree species native to East Asia, valued for its fragrant flowers and hardy growth in temperate forests.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Paulownia tomentosa
Paulownia tomentosa is a fast-growing ornamental tree native to East Asia, known for its large heart-shaped leaves, showy violet flowers, and lightweight, valuable timber.
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D.
Fagus
Fagus is a genus of deciduous trees commonly known as beeches, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and valued for their hardwood and ornamental use.
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E.
Ulmus glabra
Ulmus glabra, commonly known as the wych elm or Scots elm, is a large deciduous tree native to Europe and western Asia, valued for its broad crown, rough leaves, and historical use in timber and landscaping.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous tree
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tree species ⓘ woody plant ⓘ |
| barkCharacteristic | gray bark ⓘ |
| climateTolerance | cold-hardy ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
habitat for birds
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nectar source for insects ⓘ shade provider ⓘ |
| family | Malvaceae ⓘ |
| flowerCharacteristic | fragrant flowers ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | summer ⓘ |
| flowerSex | bisexual flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | nutlike fruit ⓘ |
| genus | Tilia ⓘ |
| growthForm | tree ⓘ |
| growthRate | moderate growth rate ⓘ |
| habitat | temperate forests ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafShape | heart-shaped leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| lightRequirement |
full sun
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partial shade ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
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East Asia ⓘ Korea ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| order | Malvales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollinatorAttraction | bees ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| rootSystem | deep root system ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| soilPreference |
fertile soils
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well-drained soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tolerates |
air pollution
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cold winters ⓘ urban conditions ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ornamental tree
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shade tree ⓘ street tree ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
fragrant flowers
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hardiness ⓘ |
| woodUse |
carving wood
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timber ⓘ |
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: Amur linden Description of subject: The Amur linden is a deciduous tree species native to East Asia, valued for its fragrant flowers and hardy growth in temperate forests.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Amur linden